Definition of Tarriance

1. Noun. The act of tarrying.

Exact synonyms: Lingering
Generic synonyms: Delay, Holdup
Derivative terms: Tarry

Definition of Tarriance

1. n. The act or time of tarrying; delay; lateness.

Definition of Tarriance

1. Noun. (obsolete rare) The act of tarrying; dalliance ¹

¹ Source: wiktionary.com

Definition of Tarriance

1. [n -S]

Lexicographical Neighbors of Tarriance

tarpums
tarrace
tarraces
tarradiddle
tarradiddles
tarragon
tarragon oil
tarragons
tarras
tarrases
tarre
tarred
tarred-and-feathered(a)
tarred with the same brush
tarres
tarriance (current term)
tarriances
tarried
tarrier
tarriers
tarries
tarriest
tarriness
tarrinesses
tarring
tarrings
tarrock
tarrocks
tarrow
tarrowed

Literary usage of Tarriance

Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:

1. Familiar Letters of Ann Willson by Ann Willson (1850)
"... fragrance than I recollect hitherto ;) these, plucked and presented by the hand of affection, might be a partial recompense for tarriance in the tent. ..."

2. The Annual Monitor for ... , Or, Obituary of the Members of the Society of by Joseph Joshua Green (1878)
"The nightfall near at hand 1 I wait on Time•s bleak strand, Facing Eternity•s unfathomed sea; While twilight warns of tarriance brief for me, ..."

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