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Apparently from perceiver + -ance, perhaps after perseverance. Compare later perceivance.
First known use, by meaning
- 15th–17th c. Perception, awareness.
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Today it means: Perception, awareness. Full definition →
Apparently from perceiver + -ance, perhaps after perseverance. Compare later perceivance.
Etymology from Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0.