Emily Dickinson Lexicon
Definition for COM'MO-RANCE, or COM'MO-RAN-CY
COM-MON-WEALTH'S'MANCOM'MO-RANT
COM'MO-RANCE, or COM'MO-RAN-CY, n. [L. commorans, commoror; con and moror, to stay or delay.]
A dwelling or ordinary residence in a place; abode; habitation. Commorancy consists in usually lying there. – Blackstone.
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