usherance

English

Etymology

usher +‎ -ance

Noun

usherance (uncountable)

1. (obsolete) The act of ushering.
   • 1711, [Anthony Ashley-Cooper, 3rd Earl of Shaftesbury], Characteristicks of Men, Manners, Opinions, Times:

     Nor had it ever risen again in its more decent form, but for the accidental publication of our author's first letter, which, by a necessary train of consequences occasioned the revival of this abortive, piece, and gave usherance to its companions

References

• “usherance”, in Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary, Springfield, Mass.: G. & C. Merriam, 1913, →OCLC.

Anagrams

• unreaches