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agreeance

[uh-gree-uhns] Origin

a·gree·ance

[uh-gree-uhns]
noun Now Rare.
the act or state of agreeing; agreement.

Origin:
1540-50; agree + -ance
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Main Entry:  agreeance
Part of Speech:  n
Definition:  the act of agreeing
Example:  Usage of the site constitutes agreeance with these terms.
Usage:  considered obsolete and a bastardization of 'agreement'
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Word Origin & History

agreeance
1530s, from O.Fr. agréance, noun of action from agréer (see agree).
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