From contrive + -ance.

• IPA: /kənˈtɹaɪ.vəns/

contrivance (plural contrivances)

1. A (mechanical) device to perform a certain task; contraption.
2. A means, such as an elaborate plan or strategy, to accomplish a certain objective.
   • 1838 (date written), L[etitia] E[lizabeth] L[andon], chapter XVI, in Lady Anne Granard; or, Keeping up Appearances. […], volume I, London: Henry Colburn, […], published 1842, →OCLC ↗, page 208 ↗:

     I mean to give something as slight and inexpensive as possible; but I have been so long out of the way of these things, that I am really quite at a loss, and must throw myself on your kindness, as I hope you will be with me, and also Mr. and Mrs. Gooch. You must arrange in such a manner as not to blush for your own contrivances.

3. Something overly artful or artificial.

• contraption

• contrive

• French: appareil, dispositif
• German: Vorrichtung, Maschinerie, Apparat, Behelf
• Italian: aggeggio, marchingegno
• Portuguese: aparelho
• Russian: устро́йство
• Spanish: aparato

• French: stratagème
• German: Vorrichtung, Erfindung, Plan, Kniff, List, Kunstgriff, Planung, Findigkeit
• Italian: stratagemma, artefizio, espediente, accorgimento, sotterfugio
• Portuguese: artifício, artimanha
• Russian: зате́я
• Spanish: artificio, artimaña, estratagema

• Italian: catorcio, trabiccolo, carretta
• Russian: ухищре́ние
• Spanish: artefacto, artilugio