abstinency

English

Etymology

abstinence +‎ -y

Pronunciation
  • (US) IPA(key): /æb.stə.nn̩.si/

Noun

abstinency (countable and uncountable, plural abstinencies)

  1. (rare) Alternative form of abstinence [First attested in the late 16th century.][1]

References
  1. “abstinency” in Lesley Brown, editor, The Shorter Oxford English Dictionary, 5th edition, Oxford: Oxford University Press, →ISBN, page 10.
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