observance

The term observance (from the Latin observare "to observe, observe, comply") , sometimes referred to as movement observants

• the strict observance of (mostly religious) rules as with the Cistercians of the strict observance
• Observance (law) , a customary law with a locally limited scope
• Observance movement , a direction of the Franciscan order in the late Middle Ages
• Franciscans (OFM) , the name of the Observants who emerged from the division of the Franciscan Order in 1517
• Strict observance , a high degree Masonic system

This is a disambiguation page for differentiating between several terms identified with the same word.