accedence
n. uncountablen. the act of agreeing to something or giving it your support. It is an old-fashioned word that you might see in legal or formal writing.
n. the act of yielding to a request, demand, or proposal; the state of being in agreement. Often used in legal contexts to describe the granting of a right or permission.
The court granted the request by accedence.
The accedence to the new terms was a significant step toward resolving the long-standing dispute between the two companies.
While the initial proposal was met with skepticism, the eventual accedence of the board members signaled a shift in the company's strategic direction toward more aggressive expansion.
From accede + -ence.
Etymology adapted from Wiktionary, available under CC BY-SA 4.0.
Last updated June 4, 2026