convenances

[kon-vuh-nahns; Fr. kawnv^uh-nahns]

Origin

noun, plural -nanc·es

[-nahn-siz; Fr. -nahns] .

suitability; expediency; propriety.

convenances, the social proprieties or conventionalities.

Origin:
1475–85; < Anglo-French, equivalent to conven(ir) to be proper + -ance -ance

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Convenances is always a great word to know.

So is callithumpian. Does it mean:

a scrap or morsel of food left at a meal.

a children's mummer's parade, as on the Fourth of July, with prizes for the best costumes.

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Word Origin & History

convenance

late 15c., from Fr. convenance "convention, agreement, convenience," from convenir "to come together" (see convene)

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