Vā'ri-ance, n.

n. [It. varianza, Lat. variantia.]

1. The act or state of being variant; alteration; change of condition.
2. (Law.) A disagreement or difference between two parts of the same legal proceeding, which, to be effectual, ought to agree together, as between the writ and the declaration, or between the allegation and the proof. Bouvier.
3. Difference that produces dispute or controversy; disagreement; dissension; discord.

That which is the strength of their amity shall prove the immediate author of their variance. Shak. At variance, in disagreement; in a state of dissension or controversy; at enmity. What cause Brought him so soon at variance with himself? Milton.