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† aˈrrivance Obs. or dial. [f. arrive v. + -ance: cf. contrivance.] The act or fact of arriving, arrival; concr. people arriving, arrivals: in which sense the 1st folio of Shakespeare has arrivancie(= y).
1604Shakes. Oth. ii. i. 42 (Qo. 1) For euery Minute is expectancie Of more Arriuance [1623 Folio, arriuancie]. 1646Sir T. Browne Pseud. Ep. iii. ix. (R.) Its sudden arrivance into growth and Maturity. 1879G. F. Jackson Shropsh. Wd.-bk. 12, ‘I spec' they'n be wantin' yo', Betty, to 'elp 'em a bit at the owd Maister's; I sid an arrivance theer'.’ |