compliancy

[ kuhm-plahy-uhn-see ]

noun

, plural com·pli·an·cies.

1. compliance ( defs 1, 2, 4 ).

Word History and Origins

Origin of compliancy¹

comply + -ancy

Example Sentences

As part of the deal, it must submit to a three-year period of probation, during which time an independent monitor will report on its export compliancy.

From BBC

An essay she wrote for The Times in 1970 started with a provocative question – “Why have there been no ‘great’ women composers?” – and then enumerated reasons, including gender bias and societal expectations of domestic compliancy.

From New York Times

Even by the lenient standards of pop stardom, there’s always been a cotton candy-like vagueness where Britney’s center should be, an alarming compliancy.

From Washington Post

For the online gambling sector, this has resulted in higher compliancy costs and taxes.

From BBC

The new Edge rendering engine is designed to be modern, so there’s no support for ActiveX controls and rendered pages should be a lot more compatible thanks to more standards compliancy.

From The Verge