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obstancy

obstancy noun: opposition, impediment, or obstruction.

Noun

obstancy (countable and uncountable, plural obstancies)

  1. (obsolete) Opposition, impediment, or obstruction.
    • It doth indeed but irrita reddere sponsalia, annul the contract; after marriage it is of no obstancy.1609, Ben Jonson, Epicœne, or The Silent Woman

Forms of obstancy

pluralobstancies

Origin of obstancy

From Latin obstantia, from obstans, present participle of obstare. See obstacle.

Questions about obstancy

What does obstancy mean?
Obstancy means opposition, impediment, or obstruction.
What part of speech is obstancy?
Obstancy is a noun.
What is the plural of obstancy?
The plural of obstancy is obstancies.

Words near obstancy in the dictionary

  1. obstaculate
  2. obstaculated
  3. obstaculates
  4. obstaculating
  5. obstancies
  6. obstancy
  7. obstet.
  8. obstetr.
  9. obstetric
  10. obstetric toad
  11. obstetric toads

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