CONVENIENCE, CONVENIENCY noun [Latin] Literally, a coming together; a meeting. Hence, 1. Fitness; suitableness; propriety; adaptation of one thing to another, or to circumstances. 2. Commodiousness; ease; freedom from difficulty. Every man must want something for the convenience of his life. There is another convenience in this method. 3. That which gives ease; accommodation; that which is suited to wants or necessity A pair of spectacles is a great convenience in old age. 4. Fitness of time or place.
Source: Webster's 1828 American Dictionary ↗ · public-domain · returned verbatim, no AI