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Inobservance
Inobservance In`ob*serv"ance, a. [L. inobservantia : cf. F. inobservance.] Want or neglect of observance. --Bacon.
Nonobservance
Nonobservance Non`ob*serv"ance, n. Neglect or failure to observe or fulfill.
Observance
Observance Ob*serv"ance, n. [F. observance, L. observantia. See Observant.] 1. The act or practice of observing or noticing with attention; a heeding or keeping with care; performance; -- usually with a sense of strictness and fidelity; as, the observance of the Sabbath is general; the strict observance of duties. It is a custom More honored in the breach than the observance. --Shak. 2. An act, ceremony, or rite, as of worship or respect; especially, a customary act or service of attention; a form; a practice; a rite; a custom. At dances These young folk kept their observances. --Chaucer. Use all the observance of civility. --Shak. Some represent to themselves the whole of religion as consisting in a few easy observances. --Rogers. O I that wasted time to tend upon her, To compass her with sweet observances! --Tennyson. 3. Servile attention; sycophancy. [Obs.] Salads and flesh, such as their haste could get, Served with observance. --Chapman. This is not atheism, But court observance. --Beau. & Fl. Syn: Observance, Observation. These words are discriminated by the two distinct senses of observe. To observe means (1) to keep strictly; as, to observe a fast day, and hence, observance denotes the keeping or heeding with strictness; (2) to consider attentively, or to remark; and hence, observation denotes either the act of observing, or some remark made as the result thereof. We do not say the observation of Sunday, though the word was formerly so used. The Pharisees were curious in external observances; the astronomers are curious in celestial observations. Love rigid honesty, And strict observance of impartial laws. --Roscommon.
Reservance
Reservance Re*serv"ance (r?-z?rv"ans), n. Reservation. [R.]
Unobservance
Unobservance Un`ob*serv"ance, n. Want or neglect of observance; inobservance. --Whitlock.

Meaning of Servance from wikipedia

- Servance (French pronunciation: [sɛʁvɑ̃s]) is a former commune in the Haute-Saône department in the region of Bourgogne-Franche-Comté in eastern France...
- Servance-Miellin (French pronunciation: [sɛʁvɑ̃s mjɛlɛ̃]) is a commune in the department of Haute-Saône, eastern France. The muni****lity was established...
- up serve in Wiktionary, the free dictionary. Serve or SERVE may refer to: The act of placing a ball or other object in play in sports such as; Serve (pickleball)...
- that connects the Col du Ballon de Servance to the Sailley refuge and the Col du Luthier. The Ballon de Servance rises to an altitude of 1,216 meters...
- To protect and to serve may refer to: "To Protect and to Serve", the motto of the Los Angeles Police Department since 1963, subsequently adopted by many...
- allowed to serve. By contrast, a libero can serve in NCAA volleyball, but only in a specific rotation. That is, the libero can only serve for one person...
- The float serve is one of the types of serves in the game of volleyball. The serve involves hitting the volleyball in such a way to minimize the rotation...
- CompuServe, Inc. (CompuServe Information Service, Inc., also known by its initialism CIS or later CSi) was an American Internet company that provided...
- To Serve Man may refer to: To Serve Man (short story), a 1950 science fiction short story by Damon Knight "To Serve Man" (The Twilight Zone), 1962 television...
- in their low-altitude all-weather mission. Air Defence squadron 04.950 Servance, responsible for anti aircraft defence. Fusiliers Commandos de l'Air, responsible...