Late Middle English. From Anglo-Norman and Middle French resistence and its etymon post-classical Latin resistentia: see resistance. Compare Catalan resistencia, Spanish resistencia, Portuguese resistência, Italian resistenza.
Definition of resistence in US English:
resistence
nounrɪˈzɪst(ə)ns
rare
Resistance.
Origin
Late Middle English. From Anglo-Norman and Middle French resistence and its etymon post-classical Latin resistentia: see resistance. Compare Catalan resistencia, Spanish resistencia, Portuguese resistência, Italian resistenza.