VA'RIANCE, noun [See Vary.] 1. In law, an alteration of something formerly laid in a writ; or a difference between a declaration and a writ, or the deed on which it is grounded. 2. Any alteration or change of condition. 3. Difference that produces dispute or controversy; disagreement; dissension; discord. A mere variance may become a war. Without a spirit of condescension, there will be an everlasting variance 1. At variance in disagreement; in a state of difference or want of agreement. 2. In a state of dissension or controversy; in a state of enmity.
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