-ENCY


Meaning of -ENCY in English

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

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