accordance

Definition

Agreement; harmony; conformity; compliance.

Etymology

* (compliance): First attested around 1300. * (agreement): First attested in the early 14th century. * accord + -ance * From Middle English accordaunce, from Old French acordance (“agreeing, reconciliation, harmony”).

Example Sentences

• "However, I do not think it appropriate to divide my history in accordance with this threefold partition, so as to deal with singular instances separately, but I shall mix the three kinds, joining things natural with artificial, ordinary with extraordinary, and paying very close attention to all the most useful ones."
• "And what had been done that was not in strict accordance with the law of Parliament?"
• "Chinese citizens who exit or enter China shall, in accordance with the law, apply for passports or other travel documents."