-ancy

1. a combination of -ance and -y, used to form nouns denoting state or quality.

   brilliancy.

-ancy

suffix

1. a variant of -ance, used to indicate condition or quality

   expectancy

   poignancy

   malignancy

Word History and Origins

Origin of -ancy¹

< Latin -antia, equivalent to -ant- -ant ( -ā- thematic vowel + -nt- present participle suffix) + -ia -y ³

Example Sentences

He lived in Sherwood, Nottingham, with his wife of 22 years, Ancy.

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For Ancy, the pain is almost too raw to bear.

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Ten′ancy, a holding by private ownership: a temporary holding of land or property by a tenant.—adj.

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Tru′ancy, Tru′antship.—Play truant, to stay from school without leave.

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Poign′ancy, state of being poignant.—adv.

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