abstinency

English

Etymology

abstinence +‎ -y

Pronunciation

(US) IPA^(key): /æb.stə.nn̩.si/

Noun

abstinency (countable and uncountable, plural abstinencies)

(rare) Alternative form of abstinence [First attested in the late 16^th century.]^[1]

References

↑ Lesley Brown (editor), The Shorter Oxford English Dictionary, 5th edition (Oxford University Press, 2003 [1933], →ISBN), page 10

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