tendance

English

Etymology

See tend to attend, and compare attendance.

Noun

tendance (plural tendances)

1. (archaic) The act of attending or waiting; attendance.
   • 1835, William Gilmore Simms, The Partisan, Harper, Chapter XI, page 136:

     What but love, kindness, and all affection is her tendance upon poor Emily. To her, is she not all meekness, all love, all forbearance?

2. (obsolete) Persons in attendance; attendants.

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References

• tendance in Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary, G. & C. Merriam, 1913

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French

Pronunciation

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• IPA: /tɑ̃.dɑ̃s/, X-SAMPA: /tA~.dA~s/

Noun

tendance f (plural tendances)

1. tendency, propensity

Derived terms

• avoir la tendance de (To tend to)