attendance Meaning, Definition & Usage

  1. noun the act of being present (at a meeting or event etc.)
    attending.
  2. noun the frequency with which a person is present
    • a student's attendance is an important factor in her grade
  3. noun the number of people that are present
    • attendance was up by 50 per cent

WordNet

At*tend"ance noun
Etymology
OE. attendance, OF. atendance, fr. atendre, F. attendre. See Attend, v. t.
Definitions
  1. Attention; regard; careful application. Obs.
    Till I come, give attendance to reading. 1 Tim. iv. 13.
  2. The act of attending; state of being in waiting; service; ministry; the fact of being present; presence.
    Constant attendance at church three times a day. Fielding.
  3. Waiting for; expectation. Obs.
    Languishing attendance and expectation of death. Hooker.
  4. The persons attending; a retinue; attendants.
    If your stray attendance by yet lodged. Milton.

Webster 1913