-ancy

1. a combination of -ance and -y ³, used to form nouns denoting state or quality:

   brilliancy.

-ancy

suffix forming nouns

1. a variant of -ance, used to indicate condition or quality

   expectancy

   malignancy

   poignancy

Word History and Origins

Origin of -ancy¹

< Latin -antia, equivalent to -ant- -ant ( -ā- thematic vowel + -nt- present participle suffix) + -ia -y ³

Example Sentences

Plī′ancy, Plī′antness, the state of being pliant: readiness to be influenced.

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Burgundy was much more interesting, with its fine churches and its noble inhabited chteaux of Ancy le Franc and Tanlay.

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For this reason the chateau of Ancy-le-Franc, if for no other, is indeed remarkable.

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Expect′ance, Expect′ancy, act or state of expecting: that which is expected: hope.

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Some stranger that blew in here with a license and the preacher and said you was her fee-ancy.

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