incontinency en · NOUN
Etymology
From Middle English incontinency, from Latin incontinentia. Doublet of incontinence.
Meanings
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(countable, uncountable) Synonym of incontinence.
Withdꝛawe not youre ſelves one from another excepte itt be with conſent foꝛ a tyme ⸝ foꝛ to geve youre ſelves to faſtynge and pꝛayer ⸝ and afterwarde come agayne to the ſame thynge ⸝ leſt Satan tempt you foꝛ youre incontinency.
1526, [William Tyndale, transl.], The Newe Testamẽt […] (Tyndale Bible), [Worms, Germany: Peter Schöffer], →OCLC, 1 Corinthians vij:[5], folios ccxxiij, recto – ccxxiij, verso:
Forms
| Spelling | Features | Labels | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| incontinencies | Number=Plur | lexicographic |