Both Uses of
observance
in
Emma
- The Churchills might not have a word to say in return; but then, you would have no habits of early obedience and long observance to break through.†
Chpt 1.17-18 *
- —She should see them henceforward with the closest observance; and wretchedly as she had hitherto misunderstood even those she was watching, she did not know how to admit that she could be blinded here.†
Chpt 3.11-12
Definition:
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(observance) conformity with law or custom or practice
or:
taking part in a ritual -- such as celebrating a holiday