commorancy
English edit
Etymology edit
From stem of Latin commorāns, present participle of commorārī (“to remain, delay”), from mora (“a delay”), + -cy.
Noun edit
commorancy (countable and uncountable, plural commorancies)
- (dated) A house for a place of residence, usually a temporary one.
- (dated) Act of dwelling or residence in a place; habitation.
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- Commorancy consists in usually lying there.