convenance
English
[edit]Etymology
[edit]From French convenance. Doublet of convenience.
Noun
[edit]convenance (countable and uncountable, plural convenances)
French
[edit]Etymology
[edit]From convenir + -ance (cf. convenant); possibly corresponds to Latin convenientia.
Pronunciation
[edit]Noun
[edit]convenance f (plural convenances)
- conformity, propriety
- Synonym: bienséance
- convenience, expediency
Derived terms
[edit]Related terms
[edit]Further reading
[edit]- “convenance”, in Trésor de la langue française informatisé [Digitized Treasury of the French Language], 2012.
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