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supportance

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sup·​port·​ance | \ |tᵊn(t)s \
plural -s

Definition of supportance

1 : support
2 Scots law : aid enabling a person otherwise incapable to go to kirk or market so as to validate a conveyance of heritage made within 60 days next before death

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History and Etymology for supportance

Middle English, from supporten to support + -ance

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“Supportance.” The Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster Inc., https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/supportance. Accessed 21 January 2020.

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