sufficience en · NOUN
Etymology
From Old French sufficience, from Late Latin sufficientia.
Meanings
- (countable, obsolete, uncountable) The condition or quality of being sufficient; sufficiency.
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(countable, obsolete, uncountable) Capability; competence.
He speaketh of the sufficience of the minde and of internall qualities.
1603, Michel de Montaigne, chapter 42, in John Florio, transl., The Essayes […], book I, London: […] Val[entine] Simmes for Edward Blount […], →OCLC:
Forms
| Spelling | Features | Labels | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| sufficiences | Number=Plur | lexicographic |