temperancy

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• Temperancy — Tem per*an*cy, n. Temperance. [1913 Webster] …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

• -ancy — suffix forming nouns denoting a quality (constancy; relevancy) or state (expectancy; infancy) ({{}}cf. ANCE). Etymology: from or after L antia: cf. ENCY * * * ənsē, si noun suffix ( es …   Useful english dictionary