demonstrance

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noun

demonstration; proof

OriginMiddle English demonstraunce ← Old French demonstrance →
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Meanings

noundemonstrance (countable and uncountable, plural demonstrances)

plural demonstrances

  1. countableobsoleteuncountabledemonstration; proof

    humane reason can make no demonstrance of the preparation of the bread and wine

    1614, John Heighman, A devout exposition of the Holie Masse

Origin

  1. Old Frenchdemonstrance
  2. Middle Englishdemonstraunce
  3. Englishdemonstrance

From Middle English demonstraunce, from Old French demonstrance.

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APA

demonstrance. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/demonstrance

MLA

“demonstrance.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/demonstrance. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “demonstrance,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/demonstrance.

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