frequence

noun

1. (countable, obsolete, uncountable)A crowd or throng of people.

   “I, as I undertook, and with the vote / Conſenting in full frequence was impower'd, […]”

   “Half the marvels of my morning, triumphs over time and space, / Staled by frequence, shrunk by usage into commonest commonplace!”

2. (countable, obsolete, uncountable)Frequency; abundance.

   “Raritie and difficultie are wont to cauſe wonder; There are many things which haue wonder in their worth, and leeſe it in their frequence; there are ſome which haue it in their ſtrangeneſſe, and leeſe it in their facilitie; Both meet in this.”

   “The storm-center gathered slowly around the peaks; low rumble and bowl of thunder increased in frequence; slowly the light shaded as smoky clouds rolled up; the air grew sultrier, and the exasperating breeze puffed a few times and then failed.”