postponence

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English

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Etymology

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From postpone +‎ -ence.

Noun

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postponence (uncountable)

  1. (obsolete) The act of deeming less important or of a lower rank.
    Antonym: preference
  2. (obsolete) The act of postponing.
    Synonym: postponement
    • 1826, Miss Crumpe, Geraldine of Desmond: or Ireland in the Reign of Elizabeth, volume 2, page 26:
      [] he hastened to relieve her anxieties, by briefly stating the postponence of his trial []