adˈvərt ə n(t)s, əd-, -ə̄t-, -əit- noun
( -s )
Etymology: Middle English, from Middle French avertence, advertence, from avertir, advertir + -ence
1. : the action or process of adverting : attention , notice , reference
to this difference it is right that advertence should be had in regulating taxation — J.S.Mill
selected samples with no advertence to the usefulness of controls in a scientific study — W.A.Harvey
2. : advertency 1