survivance

Noun

survivance (countable and uncountable, plural survivances)

1. (archaic) Survival.
   • And what is the space of time to look backward upon, between an early departure and the longest survivance?1748, [Samuel Richardson], “Letter CDIX”, in Clarissa. Or, The History of a Young Lady: […], volume (please specify |volume=I to VII), London: […] S[amuel] Richardson; [a]nd sold by John Osborn, […]...
2. Survival as a Native American or First Nations person practicing indigenous culture and resisting white European-American hegemony.
   • One cannot appreciate and experience the power of Native survivance if the stories and memories of our histories are not placed within the context of struggle.2011 October 4, Robert W. Preucel, Stephen A. Mrozowski, Contemporary Archaeology in Theory: The New Pragmatism, John Wiley & Sons, →ISBN, page 566
   • Joyfully existing as a queer Indigenous person is an act of survivance and reclamation of ancient ways of knowing who we are and how we love.2022 June 20, yəhaw̓ Indigenous Creatives Collective (@yehawshow), post on Instagram
3. (Canada) The survival of Francophone culture in the face of Anglo-American hegemony.
4. Succession to an estate, office etc. of someone who survives the previous holder, as nominated by them; survivorship.
   • His son had the survivance of the stadtholdership.a. 1716 (date written), [Gilbert] Burnet, edited by [Gilbert Burnet Jr.], Bishop Burnet’s History of His Own Time. […], volume (please specify |volume=I or II), London: […] Thomas Ward […], published...