Con-vēn'ience or Con-vēn'ien-cy, n.
n. [Lat. convenientia, Pr., Sp., & Pg. conveniencia, It. convenienza, Fr. convenance.]
Sense 1. The state of being convenient; fitness or suitableness, as of place, time, &c.; adaptedness.
I'll beat him, by my life, if I can meet him with any convenience. Shak.
In things not commanded of God, yet lawful, ... what light shall show us the conveniency which one hath above another? Hooker.
Sense 2. Freedom from discomfort, difficulty, or trouble; commodiousness; ease.
Every man must want something for the conveniency of life, for which he must be obliged to others. Calamy.
We are rather intent upon the end of God's glory than our own conveniency. Bp. Taylor.
Sense 3. That which is convenient; that which promotes comfort, ease, enjoyment, or advantage; an accommodation.
If he might have the convenience to speak with his majesty but one half hour. Fuller.