conformancen.
/kənˈfɔːməns/, U.S. /kənˈfɔrməns/ The action of conforming; the shaping of action in conformity to or with.
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the world > relative properties > order > agreement, harmony, or congruity > conformity to or with a pattern, etc. > [noun]
agreeableness1531
conformance1606
conformity1665
conformability1864
1606 G. Chapman Gentleman Vsher iii. sig. Dv So, and in such conformance, with rare grace, Were all things orderd.
1721 J. Perry Acct. Stopping Daggenham Breach 80 In Conformance to the general Desire of my Friends.
1863 N. Hawthorne Our Old Home II. 57 By way of further conformance to the customs of the country, we ordered a sheep's head.
1885 Law Times 28 Feb. 311/2 To perform their duty in conformance with the statute.
This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1891; most recently modified version published online June 2022).
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