correspondency

English

Etymology

From Latin correspondentia. By surface analysis, correspond +‎ -ency.

Noun

correspondency (countable and uncountable, plural correspondencies)

1. (obsolete) Synonym of correspondence
   • 1705, Samuel Clarke, A Demonstration of the Being and Attributes of God:

     The correspondencies of types and antitypes […] may be very reasonable confirmations.

   • 1748, [Samuel Richardson], “Letter IX”, in Clarissa. Or, The History of a Young Lady: […], volumes (please specify |volume=I to VII), London: […] S[amuel] Richardson;  […], →OCLC:

     I should abhor these clandestine correspondencies, were they not forced upon me.