convenance

English edit

Etymology edit

From French convenance. Doublet of convenience.

Noun edit

convenance (countable and uncountable, plural convenances)

(obsolete) conventional propriety

French edit

Etymology edit

From convenir +‎ -ance (cf. convenant); possibly corresponds to Latin convenientia.

Pronunciation edit

IPA^(key): /kɔ̃v.nɑ̃s/
Rhymes: -ɑ̃s

Noun edit

convenance f (plural convenances)

conformity, propriety
Synonym: bienséance
convenience, expediency

Derived terms edit

mariage de convenance

Related terms edit

Further reading edit

“convenance”, in Trésor de la langue française informatisé [Digitized Treasury of the French Language], 2012.

Retrieved from "https://en.wiktionary.org/w/index.php?title=convenance&oldid=72546946"