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Webster 1913 Edition


Attendance

At-tend′ance

,
Noun.
[OE.
attendance
, OF.
atendance
, fr.
atendre
, F.
attendre
. See
Attend
,
Verb.
T.
]
1.
Attention; regard; careful application.
[Obs.]
Till I come, give
attendance
to reading.
1 Tim. iv. 13.
2.
The act of attending; state of being in waiting; service; ministry; the fact of being present; presence.
Constant
attendance
at church three times a day.
Fielding.
3.
Waiting for; expectation.
[Obs.]
Languishing
attendance
and expectation of death.
Hooker.
4.
The persons attending; a retinue; attendants.
If your stray
attendance
by yet lodged.
Milton.

Webster 1828 Edition


Attendance

ATTEND'ANCE

,
Noun.
1.
The act of waiting on, or serving.
Of which no man gave attendance at the altar. Heb. 7.
2.
A waiting on; a being present on business of any kind; as, the attendance of witnesses of persons in court; attendance of members of the legislature.
3.
Service; ministry.
Receive attendance.
4.
The persons attending; a train; a retinue.
5.
Attention; regard; careful application of mind.
Give attendance to reading. 1Tim. 4.
6.
Expectation. Obs.