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veterancy

veterancy noun: the quality of being (a) veteran.

Noun

veterancy (uncountable)

  1. The quality of being (a) veteran.
    • He alſo laid hold of this opportunity, to aboliſh the indulgence of Veterancy at ſixteen years, which had been extorted by the ſeditious in Germany and Pannonia; and he reſtored the ordinances that made twenty years ſervice the condition of that privilege; proteſting, that otherwiſe the ſtate could...1755, Jean Baptiste Louis Crevier, The History of the Roman Emperors from Augustus to Constantine, volume II, London, page 81
    Synonyms:
    veterandom, veteranhood, veteranness

Synonyms of veterancy

  • veterandom
  • veteranhood
  • veteranness

Questions about veterancy

What does veterancy mean?
Veterancy means the quality of being (a) veteran.
What part of speech is veterancy?
Veterancy is a noun.

Words near veterancy in the dictionary

  1. vetchlings
  2. vetchy
  3. veteran
  4. veteran car
  5. veteran cars
  6. veterancy
  7. veteraness
  8. veteranesses
  9. veteranize
  10. veteranized
  11. veteranizes

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