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manutenency

manutenency noun: maintenance.

Noun

manutenency (usually uncountable, plural manutenencies)

  1. (obsolete, usually) maintenance
    • Mercy first, that God spar'd us, and preserv'd us so long. For without his Divine Manutenency, our strongest Fabrics had fallen immediately upon their very Builders.1666, William Sancroft, Lex Ignea: or, the School of Righteousness

Forms of manutenency

pluralmanutenencies

Origin of manutenency

From Latin manus (“hand”) + tenere (“to hold”).

Questions about manutenency

What does manutenency mean?
Manutenency means maintenance.
What part of speech is manutenency?
Manutenency is a noun.
What is the plural of manutenency?
The plural of manutenency is manutenencies.

Words near manutenency in the dictionary

  1. manusya
  2. manusyas
  3. manutagi
  4. manutagis
  5. manutenencies
  6. manutenency
  7. manutention
  8. manutentions
  9. manuterge
  10. manuterges
  11. manutergia

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