-ence

forming nouns expressing: action or process
forming nouns expressing: instance of an action or process
forming nouns expressing: quality or state

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Wiktionary

Pronunciation: /əns/ / [ən(t)s]

suffix

Etymology: From Middle English -ence, from Old French -ence, from Latin -entia. Compare Old English -ende, -endu (“-ing, -ence”).

Same as -ance; having the state or condition of.
“dependence”
“compellence”