ˈpekənsē, -nsi noun
( -es )
Etymology: Late Latin peccantia, from Latin peccant-, peccans (present participle of peccare ) + -ia -y
1. : the quality or state of being peccant
horrible exultation at the universal peccancy of husbands — George Meredith
2. : offense , fault
his trivial peccancies — Carl Van Vechten