AVOID'ANCE, noun 1. The act of avoiding, or shunning. 2. The act of vacating, or the state of being vacant. It is appropriately used for the state of a benefice becoming void, by the death, deprivation, or resignation of the incumbent. 3. The act of annulling. 4. The course by which any thing is carried off.
Source: Webster's 1828 American Dictionary ↗ · public-domain · returned verbatim, no AI