propensenesse
English
Noun
propensenesse (uncountable)
- (obsolete) Inclination; propensity; tendency.
- 1624: John Donne, Devotions 22.573
- There is a propensnesse to diseases in the body.
- 1624: John Donne, Devotions 22.573
- (obsolete) Intention; premeditation.
- 1672: R. McWard, English Balance 53
- They must needs look upon the King of England, as the spring & source, of all that calamity they feel, or feare, and perceive his propensnesse, to ruine them.
- 1672: R. McWard, English Balance 53
References
- “propensenesse” in The Oxford English Dictionary, 2nd edition, Oxford: Clarendon Press, 1989, →ISBN.
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