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danced attendance

danced attendance is the simple past and past participle of dance attendance.

Meaning of dance attendance

Verb

dance attendance (third-person singular simple present dances attendance, present participle dancing attendance, simple past and past participle danced attendance)

  1. (archaic, idiomatic) To wait obsequiously (on or upon someone).
    • A man of his place, and so near our favour, / To dance attendance on their lordships' pleasure.1613 (date written), William Shakespeare, [John Fletcher], “The Famous History of the Life of King Henry the Eight”, in Mr. William Shakespeares Comedies, Histories, & Tragedies […] (First Folio)...

Questions about danced attendance

What is danced attendance the simple past and past participle of?
Danced attendance is the simple past and past participle of dance attendance.

Words near danced attendance in the dictionary

  1. dancecard
  2. dancecards
  3. dancecore
  4. danced
  5. danced around
  6. danced attendance
  7. danced on nothing
  8. danced on someone's grave
  9. danced out
  10. danced the Tyburn jig
  11. danced to a different tune

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