respondence
noun
re·spon·dence
rə̇ˈspändən(t)s,
rēˈs-
variants or less commonly respondency
-dənsē
plural respondences also respondencies
: the act of responding : the quality or state of being respondent : answering, response
also : correspondence, agreement
Word History
Etymology
Latin respondēre to answer, correspond + English -ence, -ency