[1] : The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48

-ance \-ance\ f. -ance, fr. l. -antia and also fr. -entia.
   a suffix signifying action; also, quality or state; as,
   assistance, resistance, appearance, elegance. see -ancy.
   1913 webster

   note: all recently adopted words of this class take either
         -ance or -ence, according to the latin spelling.
         1913 webster
see also:
-ancy 

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