alternacy
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Alternacy — Al*ter na*cy, n. Alternateness; alternation. [R.] Mitford. [1913 Webster] … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
alternacy — al·ter·na·cy … English syllables
-acy — suffix forming nouns of state or quality (accuracy; piracy; supremacy), or an instance of it (conspiracy; fallacy) (see also CRACY). Etymology: a branch of the suffix CY from or after F acie or L acia or atia or Gk ateia * * * a suffix of nouns… … Useful english dictionary