əˈtendən(t)s noun
( -s )
Etymology: Middle English attendaunce, from Middle French atendance, from Old French, from atendre to attend + -ance
1. : the act or fact of attending: as
a. : the act or state of being in waiting : service especially at court or at a hospital
a physician in attendance
b. : a being present : presence
attendance at a play
2. : the persons attending
a. obsolete : a body of attendants : retinue
the king, with his attendance of court officials
b. : the persons or number of persons present (as at a public performance or a session of school)
the broadcasting of plays … does not seem to diminish the attendances at original performances — Joseph Trenaman