­CY


Meaning of ­CY in English

suffix (see also -ACY, -ANCY, -CRACY, -ENCY, -MANCY). 1 denoting state or condition (bankruptcy; idiocy). 2 denoting rank or status (captaincy).

[ from or after L -cia, -tia, Gk -k(e)ia, -t(e)ia ]

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