- incontinency
- noun Date: 15th century incontinence
New Collegiate Dictionary. 2001.
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incontinency — (n.) early 15c., unchastity; see INCONTINENT (Cf. incontinent) + CY (Cf. cy) … Etymology dictionary
Incontinency — Incontinence In*con ti*nence, Incontinency In*con ti*nen*cy, n. [L. incontinentia: cf. F. incontinence.] [1913 Webster] 1. Incapacity to hold; hence, incapacity to hold back or restrain; the quality or state of being incontinent; lack of… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
incontinency — in·con·ti·nen·cy (ĭn kŏnʹtə nən sē) n. Incontinence. * * * … Universalium
incontinency — noun Variant of incontinence … Wiktionary
incontinency — n. lack of self control, lack of restraint; inability to control urination or defecation (Medicine) … English contemporary dictionary
incontinency — in·continency … English syllables
incontinency — noun involuntary urination or defecation • Syn: ↑incontinence • Derivationally related forms: ↑incontinent, ↑incontinent (for: ↑incontinence) • Hypernyms: ↑ … Useful english dictionary
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