observance
English
/əbˈzɝvəns/, /əbˈzɜːvəns/
noun
Definitions
- The practice of complying with a law, custom, command or rule.
- The custom of celebrating a holiday or similar occasion.
- Observation or the act of watching.
- (religion) A rule governing a religious order, especially in the Roman Catholic church.
- That which is to be observed.
- Reverence; homage.
Etymology
Derived from Old French observance derived from Latin observantia affix from English observe.
Origin
English
observe
Gloss
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Distribution of cognates by language
Geogrpahic distribution of cognates
Cognates and derived terms
- disobservance English
- hyperobservance English
- inobservance English
- misobservance English
- misobserve English
- none English
- nonobservance English
- observability English
- observable English
- observe English
- observee English
- observer English
- observest English
- observeth English
- reobserve English
- unobservance English
- observantia Latin
- non-observaunce Middle English
- observance Old French
- observer Middle French