rampancy

[ ram-puhn-see ]

noun

1. a rampant condition or position.

Word History and Origins

Origin of rampancy¹

First recorded in 1655–65; ramp(ant) + -ancy

Example Sentences

He was settling down to what he had made himself; no virtue could claim a share in the diminished rampancy of his vices.

From Project Gutenberg

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