accordance
noun /əˈkɔːdns/
/əˈkɔːrdns/
Word OriginMiddle English: from Old French acordance, from acorder ‘bring to an agreement’, from Latin ad- ‘to’ + cor, cord- ‘heart’; influenced by concord.
Idioms Idioms
in accordance with something
- (formal) according to a rule or the way that somebody says that something should be done
- in accordance with legal requirements
- We acted in accordance with my parents’ wishes.