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errancy

errancy noun: the state of being in error; fallibility.

Noun

errancy (usually uncountable, plural errancies)

  1. (usually) the state of being in error; fallibility
  2. (usually) holding the view that the Pope is not infallible

Forms of errancy

pluralerrancies

Origin of errancy

from Old French errance.

Questions about errancy

What does errancy mean?
Errancy means the state of being in error; fallibility.
What part of speech is errancy?
Errancy is a noun.
What is the plural of errancy?
The plural of errancy is errancies.

Words near errancy in the dictionary

  1. errableness
  2. errabund
  3. erradicate
  4. Erraid
  5. errancies
  6. errancy
  7. errand
  8. errand boy
  9. errand boys
  10. errand ghost
  11. errand ghosts

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