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单词 tarriance
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tarriance

[ tar-ee-uhns ]
/ ˈtær i əns /
SEE SYNONYMS FOR tarriance ON THESAURUS.COM

noun Archaic.

delay.
sojourn.

Origin of tarriance

late Middle English word dating back to 1425–75; see origin at tarry1, -ance

Words nearby tarriance

tarradiddle, tarragon, Tarragona, Tarrasa, tarred with the same brush, tarriance, Tar River, tarry, tarry cyst, Tarrytown, tars-
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Example sentences from the Web for tarriance

  • Upon this we began to be weary of our abode in the whale, and our tarriance there did much trouble us.

    Lucian's True History|Lucian of Samosata
  • After having finished the service in Yorkshire, I have had a week's tarriance at Harrowgate.

    Memoir and Diary of John Yeardley, Minister of the Gospel|John Yeardley
  • Making these Tents stronger or slighter, according to the time of their tarriance.

    An Historical Relation Of The Island Ceylon In The East Indies|Robert Knox

British Dictionary definitions for tarriance

tarriance
/ (ˈtærɪəns) /

noun

an archaic word for delay
Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012
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