extancy

English

Etymology 1

Latin extantia, exstantia.

Noun

extancy (plural extancies)

  1. (obsolete) The state of rising above others; a projection.
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Etymology 2

Noun

extancy (uncountable)

  1. (obsolete) The state of being extant; existence.

Part or all of this entry has been imported from the 1913 edition of Webster’s Dictionary, which is now free of copyright and hence in the public domain. The imported definitions may be significantly out of date, and any more recent senses may be completely missing.

Last modified on 20 April 2013, at 23:41