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propensenesse en · NOUN

Etymology

From propense + -nesse.

Meanings

  1. (obsolete, uncountable) Inclination; propensity; tendency.
    • There is a propensnesse to diseases in the body. 1624, John Donne, Devotions, section 22.573:
  2. (obsolete, uncountable) Intention; premeditation.
    • They must needs look upon the King of England, as the spring & source, of all that calamity they feel, or feare, and perceive his propensnesse, to ruine them. 1672, R. McWard, English Balance, section 53: