SINCE 1828
convenance
noun
con·ve·nance
| \ kōⁿv(ə)nääⁿs; ˈkänvənən(t)s, -ˌnän(t)s\
plural convenances\ kōⁿv(ə)nääⁿs ; ˈkänvənən(t)sə̇z , -ˌnän(t)- \
Definition of convenance
1
: conventional usage
2
convenances plural
: the things established by custom as proper to social intercourse : conventions
a forthright man with little regard for the convenances
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