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miscreancy

miscreancy is the alternative form of miscreance.

Meaning of miscreance

Noun

miscreance (countable and uncountable, plural miscreances)

  1. (obsolete) The quality of being miscreant; adherence to a false religion; false faith.
    • my advice is , not to use any curiosities at the laying and binding your Children , unless there be some miscreance, or other unshapedness about them1658, Felix Wuertz, The Surgeons Guid

Forms of miscreancy

pluralmiscreancies

Questions about miscreancy

What is miscreancy the alternative form of?
Miscreancy is the alternative form of miscreance.

Words near miscreancy in the dictionary

  1. miscovering
  2. miscovers
  3. miscreance
  4. miscreances
  5. miscreancies
  6. miscreancy
  7. miscreant
  8. miscreants
  9. miscreate
  10. miscreated
  11. miscreates

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