dividence

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noun

Division.

OriginLatin dīvidēns →
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Meanings

noundividence (countable and uncountable, plural dividences)

plural dividences

  1. countableobsoleterareuncountableDivision.

    this commixture, dividence, and sharing of goods, this joyning wealth to wealth, and that the riches of one shall be the povertie of another, doth exceedingly distemper and distract all brotherly alliance […].

    , Folio Society, 2006, vol.1, p.182

Origin

  1. Latindīvidēns
  2. Englishdividence

From Latin dīvidēns, present participle of dīvidō (“to divide”). Perhaps modelled on Italian dividenza.

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APA

dividence. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 2, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/dividence

MLA

“dividence.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/dividence. Accessed November 2, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “dividence,” accessed November 2, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/dividence.

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