dubitancy

English

Etymology

Latin dubitantia.

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): /ˈdjuːbɪtənsi/, /ˈduːbɪtənsi/

Noun

dubitancy (usually uncountable, plural dubitancies)

  1. (obsolete) Doubt; uncertainty.
    • 1647, Henry Hammond, The Christian's obligations to peace & charity delivered in an advent sermon at Carisbrook-Castle:
      when they are most fully without all dubitancy resolved
    • 1874, Marcus Clarke, For the Term of His Natural Life, IV.1:
      He walks with the air of a minister of state on the eve of a vacant garter, hoping, wondering, fearing, and dignified even in his dubitancy.

References

“dubitancy”, in Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary, Springfield, Mass.: G. & C. Merriam, 1913, →OCLC.

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