miscreancy

[ mis-kree-uhn-see ]

noun

1. the state or condition of a miscreant; villainy.
2. Archaic. miscreance.

Word History and Origins

Origin of miscreancy¹

First recorded in 1605–15; miscre(ant) + -ancy

Example Sentences

Things go too far, inevitably, and Tyler begins to seem less like Laura’s partner in miscreancy and more like an agent of disaster.

From New York Times

It seems appropriate, therefore, to inaugurate the Pete Rose Chalice for sporting miscreancy.

From Time Magazine Archive

If oaths are to be violated, laws disregarded, friendship betrayed, humanity trampled, national and individual honor stained, and if a jury of fathers and of husbands will give such miscreancy a passport to their homes, and wives, and daughters,—farewell to all that yet remains of Ireland!

From Project Gutenberg