postponence

English

Etymology

From postpone +‎ -ence.

Noun

postponence (uncountable)

1. (obsolete) The act of deeming less important or of a lower rank.

   Antonym: preference

   • 1755 April 15, Samuel Johnson, “Of”, in A Dictionary of the English Language: […], volume II (L–Z), London: […] J[ohn] and P[aul] Knapton;  […], →OCLC, column 1:

     18. Noting preference, or poſtponence. / Your highneſs ſhall repoſe you at the Tovver. / —I do not like the Tovver of any place. / Shakesp[eare].

2. (obsolete) The act of postponing.

   Synonym: postponement

   • 1826, Miss Crumpe, Geraldine of Desmond: or Ireland in the Reign of Elizabeth, volume 2, page 26:

     […] he hastened to relieve her anxieties, by briefly stating the postponence of his trial […]