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constancie

constancie is the obsolete form of constancy.

Meaning of constancy

Noun

constancy (usually uncountable, plural constancies)

  1. (usually) The quality of being constant; steadiness or faithfulness in action, affections, purpose, etc.
    • A little Water cleares vs of this deed.
      How eaſie is it then? your Conſtancie
      Hath left you vnattended.c. 1606 (date written), William Shakespeare, “The Tragedie of Macbeth”, in Mr. William Shakespeares Comedies, Histories, & Tragedies […] (First Folio), London: […] Isaac Iaggard, and Ed[ward] Blount...
  2. (countable, usually) An unchanging quality or characteristic of a person or thing.
    • […] yonger ſpirits, […]
      whoſe conſtancies
      Expire before their faſhions: […]c. 1604–1605 (date written), William Shakespeare, “All’s Well, that Ends Well”, in Mr. William Shakespeares Comedies, Histories, & Tragedies […] (First Folio), London: […] Isaac Iaggard, and Ed[ward]...

Questions about constancie

What is constancie the obsolete form of?
Constancie is the obsolete form of constancy.

Words near constancie in the dictionary

  1. constabulatories
  2. constabulatory
  3. constacyclic
  4. constaff
  5. Constance
  6. constancie
  7. constancies
  8. Constancio
  9. Constancios
  10. constancy
  11. constant

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