† abidaln.
Obsolete. rare.
The action of abiding; stay, residence.
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society > inhabiting and dwelling > [noun]
wonningc960
bewistc1200
livingc1350
lodging1362
habitationc1374
indwellinga1382
dwellingc1384
inhabitinga1400
bidingc1400
inhabitationc1400
residencec1405
mansiona1425
winningc1425
demur1444
abodec1450
resianty1467
demurrance1509
resiance1566
place-being1567
residency1579
resiancy1580
commorancy1586
residing1587
inhabitance1588
abodement1592
commorance1594
habit1603
commoration1623
inwoning1647
inhabitancy1681
habitancy1792
domicile1835
occupying1849
abidal1850
tenancy1856
1850 J. S. Blackie tr. Æschylus Lyrical Dramas I. 199 I will drag thee alive..To the dens of the damned, For thy lasting abidal.
This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, September 2009; most recently modified version published online September 2020).
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