survivance
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survivance (countable and uncountable, plural survivances)
- (now rare) Survival.
- 1748, [Samuel Richardson], “Letter CDIX”, in Clarissa. Or, The History of a Young Lady: […], volumes (please specify |volume=I to VII), London: […] S[amuel] Richardson; […], →OCLC:
- And what is the space of time to look backward upon, between an early departure and the longest survivance?
- Succession to an estate, office etc. of someone who survives the previous holder, as nominated by them; survivorship.
- 1724, [Gilbert] Burnet, edited by [Gilbert Burnet Jr.], Bishop Burnet’s History of His Own Time. […], volumes (please specify |volume=I or II), London: […] Thomas Ward […], →OCLC:
- His son had the survivance of the stadtholdership.
- (Canada) The survival of Francophone culture in the face of Anglo-American hegemony.
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survivance f (plural survivances)
Further reading edit
- “survivance”, in Trésor de la langue française informatisé [Digitized Treasury of the French Language], 2012.