elegancy

[el-i-guh n-see]

noun, plural el·e·gan·cies.

Origin of elegancy

From the Latin word ēlegantia, dating back to 1525–35. See elegant, -ancy

Related formshy·per·el·e·gan·cy, nounsu·per·el·e·gan·cy, noun, plural su·per·el·e·gan·cies.

Whence it comes to pass that all her gifts, elegancy, and graces corrupt and perish.
The Praise of Folly
Desiderius Erasmus
I took fust-class when at school in the States for elegancy and deportment.
The Wreck of the Nancy Bell
J. C. Hutcheson
And they that think it culpably defective in phrase, aptness, or elegancy of style.
A Christian Directory
Baxter Richard
The maple, (says Pliny) for the elegancy and fineness of the wood, is next to the very cedar it self.
Sylva, Vol. 1 (of 2)
John Evelyn
However, he is a fanciful man, and thinks there is no 220 elegancy nor wit but in his own way of talking.
Curiosities of Literature, Vol. 3 (of 3)
Isaac Disraeli