- impotency
- noun Date: 15th century impotence
New Collegiate Dictionary. 2001.
impotency
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impotency — index defect, disability (physical inability), impotence Burton s Legal Thesaurus. William C. Burton. 2006 … Law dictionary
Impotency — Impotence Im po*tence, Impotency Im po*ten*cy, n. [L. impotenia inability, poverty, lack of moderation. See {Impotent}.] 1. The quality or condition of being impotent; lack of strength or power, animal, intellectual, or moral; weakness;… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
impotency — A term applying to both male and female. 4 Am J2d Annul § 32. Incapacity, whether from malformation or organic defect, to have natural and complete sexual intercourse. 4 Am 12d Annul § 32. Incapacity for ordinary and complete sexual intercourse,… … Ballentine's law dictionary
impotency — impotent ► ADJECTIVE 1) helpless or powerless. 2) (of a man) abnormally unable to achieve an erection or orgasm. DERIVATIVES impotence noun impotency noun impotently adverb … English terms dictionary
impotency — noun Variant of impotence … Wiktionary
impotency — im·po·ten·cy ən sē n, pl cies IMPOTENCE * * * im·po·ten·cy (imґpə tən se) impotence … Medical dictionary
impotency — n. weakness, powerlessness, helplessness; inability to sustain an erection, inability to perform sexually (of a male) … English contemporary dictionary
impotency — im·po·ten·cy … English syllables
impotency — noun 1. the quality of lacking strength or power; being weak and feeble (Freq. 1) • Syn: ↑powerlessness, ↑impotence • Ant: ↑power (for: ↑powerlessness), ↑powerfulness … Useful english dictionary
impotency quoad hoc — Incapacity for sexual intercourse with this person … Ballentine's law dictionary
