convenance

From French convenance

convenance (countable and uncountable, plural convenances)

1. (obsolete) conventional propriety

From convenir +‎ -ance (cf. convenant); possibly corresponds to Latin convenientia.

• Rhymes: -ɑ̃s

convenance f (plural convenances)

1. conformity, propriety
2. convenience, expediency
   • 1884, Henry James, "The Path of Duty" in The English Illustrated Magazine 2(15): 240–256.

     If a man marries an ugly, unattractive woman for reasons of state, the thing is comparatively simple; it is understood between them, and he need have no remorse at not offering her a sentiment of which there has been no question. But when he picks out a charming creature to gratify his father and les convenances, it is not so easy to be happy in not being able to care for her.

• convenir
• convenant

• “convenance” in le Trésor de la langue française informatisé (The Digitized Treasury of the French Language).