Obs. or dial. [f. ARRIVE v. + -ANCE: cf. contrivance.] The act or fact of arriving, arrival; concr. people arriving, arrivals: in which sense the 1st folio of Shakespeare has Arrivancie (= y).
1604. Shaks., Oth., II. i. 42 (Qo. 1). For euery Minute is expectancie Of more Arriuance [1623 Folio, arriuancie].
1646. Sir T. Browne, Pseud. Ep., III. ix. (R.). Its sudden arrivance into growth and Maturity.
1879. Miss Jackson, Shropsh. Wd.-bk., 12. ‘I spec’ they’n be wantin’ yo’, Betty, to ’elp ’em a bit at the owd Maister’s; I sid an arrivance theer’.’
