Obs. [See prec. and -ENCY.] Splendor.
a. 1591. H. Smith, Arrow agst. Ath., v. (1593), K iij b, marg. Visibility or splendencie of the church in outward shew.
1607. Schol. Disc. agst. Antichr., II. vi. 75. Men … are delighted with the magnificence and with the splendencie of rites and ceremonies.
