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† decidence Obs.|ˈdɛsɪdəns|
[f. as decident: see -ence. Cf. decadence.]
1. Falling off.
1646Sir T. Browne Pseud. Ep. iii. ix. 127 The decidence of their [deer's] hornes.
2. Falling off in strength, vigour, etc.; decline.
1684tr. Bonet's Merc. Compit. vi. 165 If the bloud, constituted in this state of decidence, decay so far as [etc.]. Ibid. xviii. 611 When Children are in a neutral state of decidence. |