ənsē, ə n-, -si noun suffix
( -es )
Etymology: Middle English -encie, from Latin -entia — more at -ence
1. : quality or state
effici ency
expedi ency
2. : one having a (specified) quality or being in a (specified) state
His Excell ency
3. : instance of a (specified) quality or state
repeated inadvert encies