Middle English Dictionary Entry
survenance n.
Entry Info
| Forms | survenance n. |
| Etymology | AF survenaunce |
Definitions (Senses and Subsenses)
1.
A sudden or unexpected coming.
Associated quotations
- c1450(c1415) Roy.Serm.(Roy 18.B.23)251/7 : Spiritus Sancti supervencio..the þird [heavenly privilege] was þe survenance of þe Holygoost; and þe fourte þe incarnacion of oure blessed Lord.