† ˈdividence Obs. rare.
[f. L. dīvident-em, pr. pple. of dīvidĕre to divide; prob. after It. dividenza (Florio 1611).]
The action of dividing; division.
| 1598 Florio, Partigione, a partition, a diuidence. 1611 Ibid., Diuidenza, a diuidence, a distinction. 1603 ― Montaigne i. xxvii. (1632) 90 This commixture, dividence, and sharing of goods. |