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convenance

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convenance French [kɔ̃vnɑ̃s]
n
suitable behaviour; propriety
[from convenir to be suitable, from Latin convenīre; see convenient]
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With all I have previously learned of the stupidity of their convenance here, I was not prepared for this--that a man of over 60--of Mr Marsh's character and position--should not be a sufficient protection for his own niece and a little friend of hers, still a schoolgirl
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Each chapter is a close analysis of various stages towards the iconic fabrication of the Salic Law: from the Convenance agreement of 1316, the meeting of 1328, to various arguments in defense of the Valois faced with the English threat during the Hundred Years' War--argument that have to be distinguished from the principle of women's exclusion per se.
Le role meconnu de la loi salique: La succession royale, XIVe-XVIe ... by Hochner, Nicole / Renaissance Quarterly
Rastignac a contracte un bon mariage de convenance (il a epouse la fille des Nucingen, qui est recue dans tous les salons parisiens), mais il n'y a pas trouve le bonheur absolu.
Rastignac et son art de parvenir by Chen, Wei-ling / Fu Jen Studies: literature & linguistics
 
 
 
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