An archaic term for a covenant, agreement, or the condition of being bound by a covenant.
Middle English from Old French covenance, from covenant (Latin convenire); represents an older spelling variant of the word covenant itself.
Medieval scribes used 'covenance' and 'covenant' somewhat interchangeably, but covenance gradually disappeared as 'covenant' won out—a small victory in standardizing English legal language.
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