disobeyance
disobeyance noun: synonym of disobedience.
Noun
disobeyance (countable and uncountable, plural disobeyances)
- Synonym of disobedience.
- The governor and queen were highly commoved hereat; therefore they cauſed ſummon the doers of this fact, to compear within ſix days to underly the law; and, upon their diſobeyance, denounced them to the horn.1749, The History of Scotland; from 1436 to 1565. […] To Which Is Added a Continuation, by Another Hand, till August 1604., 2nd edition, Glasgow: […] R. Urie, page 349
- Officers ordered to attend Full Dress Parade, will not appear in white neck-ties, lavender kid gloves, and swallow-tailed coats. A projected visit to the Opera (after the Parade has been dismissed) will not in future be accepted as an excuse for disobeyance of this order.1875 July 10, “Regulations for Wimbledon”, in Punch, or The London Charivari, volume LXIX, London: […] Bradbury, Agnew, & Co., […], page 9, column 1
- Synonyms:
- disobedience
Examples of disobeyance in a sentence
- The latter become so on account of practice and habit and a disobeyance of the will of God.1880 April 19, “[Sunday Services. The Military at the Baptist Church. Miss Mary Merrill’s Funeral Sermon.] Bible Christian Church.”, in...
- All disobeyances, all offenses, all crimes are done in opposition to, in resistance of the commands of authority.1901, Eugene H[alsey] Wood, “Authority; the Correct Concept”, in Three New Concepts; Religion and Authority: The Correct Concepts; Also, A...
- Although in disobeyance of this rule we divided the series into two groups of five pictures each, we often observed distinct fatigue and a tendency for the perseveration of responses.1937 December, William Stern with Jean MacDonald, “Cloud Pictures: A New Method for Testing Imagination”, in Character and Personality: An...
- It has been one week since my last confession, I accuse myself of: lies, disobeyances, fights.1991, Kathryn Thompson, “The Sisters Almeda and Alfreda”, in Close Your Eyes and Think of Dublin: Portrait of a Girl (On the Edge: New...
Synonyms of disobeyance
Forms of disobeyance
| plural | disobeyances |
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Origin of disobeyance
From Middle English disobeyaunce, equivalent to disobey + -ance.
Questions about disobeyance
- What does disobeyance mean?
- Disobeyance means synonym of disobedience.
- How do you use disobeyance in a sentence?
- The latter become so on account of practice and habit and a disobeyance of the will of God.
- What part of speech is disobeyance?
- Disobeyance is a noun.
- What is the plural of disobeyance?
- The plural of disobeyance is disobeyances.
Words near disobeyance in the dictionary
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