attendance
noun
[ əˈtɛnd(ə)ns ]
• the action or state of going regularly to or being present at a place or event.
• "my attendance at church was very patchy"
Origin:
late Middle English: from Old French, from atendre ‘give one's attention to’ (see attend).
in attendance
• present at a function or a place.
• "some 200 were in attendance at the fourteenth reunion"
Similar:
present,
here,
there,
near,
nearby,
at hand,
by one's side,
available,
assisting,
giving assistance,
helping,
aiding,
supervising,
monitoring,
on guard,
• accompanying a member of royalty or other important person as an assistant or servant.
• "Her Royal Highness travelled in an aircraft of The Queen's Flight, with Viscountess Campden in attendance"
