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A varianceVariance Va"ri*ance, n. [L. variantia.]
1. The quality or state of being variant; change of
condition; variation.
2. Difference that produce dispute or controversy;
disagreement; dissension; discord; dispute; quarrel.
That which is the strength of their amity shall
prove the immediate author of their variance.
--Shak.
3. (Law) A disagreement or difference between two parts of
the same legal proceeding, which, to be effectual, ought
to agree, -- as between the writ and the declaration, or
between the allegation and the proof. --Bouvier.
A variance, in disagreement; in a state of dissension or
controversy; at enmity. ``What cause brought him so soon
at variance with himself?' --Milton. AffianceAffiance Af*fi"ance, n. [OE. afiaunce trust, confidence, OF.
afiance, fr. afier to trust, fr. LL. affidare to trust; ad +
fidare to trust, fr. L. fides faith. See Faith, and cf.
Affidavit, Affy, Confidence.]
1. Plighted faith; marriage contract or promise.
2. Trust; reliance; faith; confidence.
Such feelings promptly yielded to his habitual
affiance in the divine love. --Sir J.
Stephen.
Lancelot, my Lancelot, thou in whom I have Most joy
and most affiance. --Tennyson. Affiancer
Affiancer Af*fi"an*cer, n.
One who makes a contract of marriage between two persons.
Alliance
Alliance Al*li"ance, v. t.
To connect by alliance; to ally. [Obs.]
AllianceAlliance Al*li"ance, n. [OE. aliaunce, OF. aliance, F.
alliance, fr. OF. alier, F. allier. See Ally, and cf. LL.
alligantia.]
1. The state of being allied; the act of allying or uniting;
a union or connection of interests between families,
states, parties, etc., especially between families by
marriage and states by compact, treaty, or league; as,
matrimonial alliances; an alliance between church and
state; an alliance between France and England.
2. Any union resembling that of families or states; union by
relationship in qualities; affinity.
The alliance of the principles of the world with
those of the gospel. --C. J. Smith.
The alliance . . . between logic and metaphysics.
--Mansel.
3. The persons or parties allied. --Udall.
Syn: Connection; affinity; union; confederacy; confederation;
league; coalition. Appliance
Appliance Ap*pli"ance, n.
1. The act of applying; application; [Obs.] subservience.
--Shak.
2. The thing applied or used as a means to an end; an
apparatus or device; as, to use various appliances; a
mechanical appliance; a machine with its appliances.
ComplianceCompliance Com*pli"ance, n. [See Comply.]
1. The act of complying; a yielding; as to a desire, demand,
or proposal; concession; submission.
What compliances will remove dissension? --Swift.
Ready compliance with the wishes of his people.
--Macaulay.
2. A disposition to yield to others; complaisance.
A man of few words and of great compliance.
--Clarendon.
Syn: Concession; submission; consent; obedience; performance;
execution; acquiescence; assent. DallianceDalliance Dal"li*ance, n. [From Dally.]
1. The act of dallying, trifling, or fondling; interchange of
caresses; wanton play.
Look thou be true, do not give dalliance Too mnch
the rein. --Shak.
O, the dalliance and the wit, The flattery and the
strife! --Tennyson.
2. Delay or procrastination. --Shak.
3. Entertaining discourse. [Obs.] --Chaucer. Deniance
Deniance De*ni"ance, n.
Denial. [Obs.] --E. Hall.
Discompliance
Discompliance Dis`com*pli"ance, n.
Failure or refusal to comply; noncompliance.
A compliance will discommend me to Mr. Coventry, and a
discompliance to my lord chancellor. --Pepys.
Evangelical AllianceEvangelical E`van*gel"ic*al, a.
1. Contained in, or relating to, the four Gospels; as, the
evangelical history.
2. Belonging to, agreeable or consonant to, or contained in,
the gospel, or the truth taught in the New Testament; as,
evangelical religion.
3. Earnest for the truth taught in the gospel; strict in
interpreting Christian doctrine; pre["e]minetly orthodox;
-- technically applied to that party in the Church of
England, and in the Protestant Episcopal Church, which
holds the doctrine of ``Justification by Faith alone';
the Low Church party. The term is also applied to other
religion bodies not regarded as orthodox.
Evangelical Alliance, an alliance for mutual strengthening
and common work, comprising Christians of different
denominations and countries, organized in Liverpool,
England, in 1845.
Evangelical Church.
(a) The Protestant Church in Germany.
(b) A church founded by a fusion of Lutherans and
Calvinists in Germany in 1817.
Evangelical Union, a religion sect founded in Scotland in
1843 by the Rev. James Morison; -- called also
Morisonians. FianceFiance Fi"ance, v. t. [F. fiancer. See Affiance.]
To betroth; to affiance. [Obs.] --Harmar. Guardiance
Guardiance Guard"i*ance, n.
Guardianship. [Obs.]
Incompliance
Incompliance In`com*pli"ance, n.
1. The quality or state of being incompliant; unyielding
temper; obstinacy.
Self-conceit produces peevishness and incompliance
of humor in things lawful and indifferent.
--Tillotson.
2. Refusal or failure to comply. --Strype.
inparlianceImparlance Im*par"lance, n. [Cf. Emparlance, Parlance.]
[Written also inparliance.]
1. Mutual discourse; conference. [Obs.]
2. (Law)
(a) Time given to a party to talk or converse with his
opponent, originally with the object of effecting, if
possible, an amicable adjustment of the suit. The
actual object, however, has long been merely to obtain
further time to plead, or answer to the allegations of
the opposite party.
(b) Hence, the delay or continuance of a suit.
Note: Imparlance and continuance by imparlance have been
abolished in England. --Wharton (Law Dict. ). Insouciance
Insouciance In`sou`ciance", n. [F.]
Carelessness; heedlessness; thoughtlessness; unconcern.
Invariance
Invariance In*va"ri*ance, n. (Math.)
The property of remaining invariable under prescribed or
implied conditions. --J. J. Sylvester.
IrradianceIrradiance Ir*ra"di*ance, Irradiancy Ir*ra"di*an*cy, n.
[From Irradiant.]
1. The act of irradiating; emission of rays of light.
2. That which irradiates or is irradiated; luster; splendor;
irradiation; brilliancy. --Milton. Luxuriance
Luxuriance Lux*u"ri*ance, n. [Cf. F. luxuriance.]
The state or quality of being luxuriant; rank, vigorous
growth; excessive abundance produced by rank growth.
``Tropical luxuriance.' --B. Taylor.
NoianceNoiance Noi"ance, n. [Abbrev. fr. OE. anoiance.] [Written also
noyance.]
Annoyance. [Obs.] --Tusser. Noncompliance
Noncompliance Non`com*pli"ance, n.
Neglect of compliance; failure to comply.
Plebeiance
Plebeiance Ple*be"iance, n.
1. Plebeianism. [Obs.]
2. Plebeians, collectively. [Obs.]
Radiance
Radiance Ra"di*ance, Radiancy Ra"di*an*cy, n.
The quality of being radiant; brilliancy; effulgence; vivid
brightness; as, the radiance of the sun.
Girt with omnipotence, with radiance crowned. --Milton.
What radiancy of glory, What light beyond compare !
--Neale.
Syn: Luster; brilliancy; splendor; glare; glitter.
RallianceRalliance Ral"li*ance, n. [Cf. OF. raliance. See Rally to
reunite.]
The act of rallying. Ranal allianceRanal Ra"nal, a. (Bot.)
Having a general affinity to ranunculaceous plants.
Ranal alliance (Bot.), a name proposed by Lindley for a
group of natural orders, including Ranunculace[ae],
Magnoliace[ae], Papaverace[ae], and others related to
them. Realliance
Realliance Re`al*li"ance, n.
A renewed alliance.
RelianceReliance Re*li"ance (-ans), n. [From Rely.]
1. The act of relying, or the condition or quality of being
reliant; dependence; confidence; trust; repose of mind
upon what is deemed sufficient support or authority.
In reliance on promises which proved to be of very
little value. --Macaulay.
2. Anything on which to rely; dependence; ground of trust;
as, the boat was a poor reliance. --Richardson. Resiance
Resiance Res`i*ance (r?z"?-ans), n. [LL. reseantia, ?? OF.
reseance.]
Residence; abode. [Obs.] --Bacon.
Salliance
Salliance Sal"li*ance, n.
Salience. [Obs.]
SupplianceSuppliance Sup*pli"ance, n. [From Supply.]
That which supplies a want; assistance; a gratification;
satisfaction. [R.]
The perfume and suppliance of a minute. --Shak.
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