Source : Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913)

Abidance \A*bid"ance\, n.
   The state of abiding; abode; continuance; compliance (with).

         The Christians had no longer abidance in the holy hill
         of Palestine.                            --Fuller.

         A judicious abidance by rules.           --Helps.

Source : WordNet®

abidance
     n 1: acting according to certain accepted standards [syn: {conformity},
           {conformation}, {compliance}] [ant: {disobedience}, {nonconformity}]
     2: the act of dwelling in a place [syn: {residency}, {residence}]
     3: the act of abiding (enduring without yielding)