concedence

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English

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Etymology

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From concede +‎ -ence.

Noun

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concedence (uncountable)

  1. The act of conceding; concession. [from 18th c.]
    • 1748, [Samuel Richardson], “Letter CXV”, in Clarissa. Or, The History of a Young Lady: [], volume (please specify |volume=I to VII), London: [] S[amuel] Richardson;  [], →OCLC:
      All I had to apprehend, was, that a daughter, so reluctantly carried off, would offer terms to her father, and would be accepted upon a mutual concedence; they to give up Solmes; she to give up me.