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doubtance

doubtance noun: doubt; uncertainty.

Noun

doubtance (uncountable)

  1. (obsolete) doubt; uncertainty

Origin of doubtance

From Middle English doutaunce, from Old French doutance, from Medieval Latin dubitantia. Equivalent to doubt + -ance. Compare dubitancy.

Questions about doubtance

What does doubtance mean?
Doubtance means doubt; uncertainty.
What part of speech is doubtance?
Doubtance is a noun.

Words near doubtance in the dictionary

  1. doublés
  2. Doubs
  3. doubt
  4. doubtability
  5. doubtable
  6. doubtance
  7. doubted
  8. doubtee
  9. doubtees
  10. doubter
  11. doubters

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