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abiders

abiders is the plural of abider.

Meaning of abider

Noun

abider (plural abiders)

  1. (obsolete) One who abides, or continues.
    • Hee sayde, they were the Maisters of warre, and ornaments of peace : speedy goers, and strong abiders : triumphers both in Camps and Courts.c. 1583, Philip Sidney with Evelyn Shirley Shuckburgh, An Apologie for Poetrie, published 1891, page 1
  2. One who dwells or stays; a resident.
    • But although it had everything 'to content the purse, the heart, the eye', there was a local proverb saying: 'What is best for the Abider is worst for the [Traveler]c. 1610, John Speed with Eva Germaine Rimington Taylor, An atlas of Tudor England and Wales: 40 plates from John Speed's pocket atlas, published 1951, page 27

Phrases with abiders

Questions about abiders

What is abiders the plural of?
Abiders is the plural of abider.

Words near abiders in the dictionary

  1. abide by
  2. abideable
  3. abided
  4. abided by
  5. abider
  6. abiders
  7. abides
  8. abides by
  9. abidest
  10. abideth
  11. abidin'

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