- a variation of expediency.
expedience
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As the stars from earth Differ, and fire from ocean, so from right Expedience.
From Pharsalia; Dramatic Episodes of the Civil Wars by Lucan
Expedience is that which is good for the community, and good for every individual in it.
From Thoughts on the Present Discontents, and Speeches, etc. by Morley, Henry
I shall breake The cause of our Expedience to the Queene, And get her loue to part.
From Antony and Cleopatra by Shakespeare, William
The Women's Veil, or a Discourse concerning the Necessity or Expedience of the close Covering the Heads of Women.
From The Lives of the Poets of Great Britain and Ireland (1753) Volume I. by Cibber, Theophilus
Expedience is that which is good for the community, and good for every individual in it.
From The Works of the Right Honourable Edmund Burke, Vol. 07 (of 12) by Burke, Edmund
Vocabulary lists containing expedience
Talk Like Shakespeare Day, List 6
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Common Sense
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"Building the Transcontinental Railroad," Vocabulary from the history writing
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