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单词 observancy
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observancyn.

Brit. /əbˈzəːvnsi/, U.S. /əbˈzərvənsi/
Forms: 1500s observauncy, 1600s obseruancie, 1600s obseruancy, 1600s observancie, 1600s 1800s– observancy.
Origin: Either (i) a borrowing from Latin. Or (ii) formed within English, by derivation. Etymons: Latin observantia ; observant n., -ancy suffix.
Etymology: Either < classical Latin observantia observance n., or < observant n.: see -ancy suffix.
1.
a. The action of observing, observation. Obsolete.
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the mind > attention and judgement > attention > notice, observation > [noun]
marka1400
notea1400
notinga1427
markingc1443
viewc1450
noticec1487
observation1547
observancy1567
animadversion1573
observance1602
remark1614
remarking?1626
notification1659
observala1734
observe1830
1567 J. Maplet Greene Forest f. 80 Aristotle by observauncy had, much commendeth their flight.
1606 S. Daniel Queenes Arcadia Ded. sig. A2 Liuing here vnder the awfull hand Of discipline, and strict obseruancie.
b. The quality of being observant.
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the mind > attention and judgement > attention > notice, observation > [noun] > faculty or quality of
seeing eye1579
animadversion1596
observation1605
animadversal1647
observancya1871
observantness1909
a1871 T. Carlyle in J. W. Carlyle Lett. & Memorials (1883) I. 121 Shrewdness, accurate observancy.
1892 Science 20 143/1 The science of nature is pre-eminently that which cultivates observancy.
1981 Antiquaries Jrnl. 61 7 I draw your attention to the care with which that recommendation was drafted and the observancy of the museum.
1997 Scotl. on Sunday (Electronic ed.) 21 Dec. What Priestley lacked in straightforward analytical gifts he more than made up for in a sort of passionate observancy.
2. Respectful or obsequious attention. Obsolete.
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the mind > attention and judgement > esteem > respect > [noun] > respectful attention
observancec1425
court1590
courtship1597
attendancya1600
observancy1601
observation1605
courting1607
assiduity1641
observantness1727
peculiarity1747
the mind > emotion > humility > servility > [noun] > obsequious attention
observancy1601
1601 J. Wheeler Treat. Commerce Ded. sig. Aijv The dewtifull Observancie, and Promptitude, which the said Companie alwayes shewed towardes your..Fathers seruice.
c1616 R. C. Times' Whistle (1871) vi. 2830 A supple knee, And oyly mouth & much observancie.
1671 L. Addison W. Barbary 114 To please their husbands, to whom they are taught by their Alcoran to bear a dutiful observancy.
1868 R. Browning Ring & Bk. II. iv. 41 How bend him, To such observancy of beck and call.
3. Observance of or adherence to prescribed forms, rules, etc. Also: a rule to be observed. Obsolete.
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the world > action or operation > carrying out > observance or carrying out a promise, law, etc. > [noun]
fulfilling1340
keepingc1380
observancea1393
observation?a1425
solemnityc1440
observing1458
conservation1544
observancy1609
the mind > language > speech > agreement > observance > [noun]
i-kepyngec1230
heed1357
keepingc1380
observancea1393
observation?a1425
contemplation1440
observing1458
conscience1483
conservation1544
heedfulness1561
heediness1596
religion1597
observancy1609
punctualness1620
punctuality1622
heeding1678
adherence1715
1609 S. Daniel Civile Wares (rev. ed.) viii. xcvi. 227 Euery state of fortune..Some image hath of principalitie: Which they inioy more naturall and free, Then can great Powers, chain'd with observancie.
1650 T. Venner Baths of Bathe 261 By his clinical and unnecessary observancies.
1660 G. Mackenzie Aretina ii. 185 So many and so great inconveniences would follow upon the observancy of such promises at Court.
4. With capital initial. A house of the Observant order. Obsolete. rare.
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society > faith > artefacts > monastic property (general) > monastery or convent > [noun] > Observant
observancy1876
1876 R. Browning Pacchiarotto & Other Poems 29 A convent of monks, the Observancy.
This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, March 2004; most recently modified version published online March 2022).
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