errancy

[er-uh n-see, ur-]

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noun, plural er·ran·cies.

the state or an instance of erring.

tendency to err.

Origin of errancy

First recorded in 1615–25, errancy is from the Latin word errantia a wandering. See errant, -cy

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Related Words for errancy

frailty, unreliability, misjudgment

Examples from the Web for errancy

Historical Examples of errancy

She liked to think and to say that after all, in spite of her husband's errancy, Chicago was also her city.
One Woman's Life
Robert Herrick
He replied collectedly enough in speech, but with that ramble and errancy clouding his eyes.
The Insurrection in Dublin
James Stephens
But that very effort to reform it proclaims its errancy, and, I take the liberty of adding, its abomination also.
Defense of the Faith and the Saints (Volume 1 of 2)
B. H. Roberts

British Dictionary definitions for errancy

errancy

noun plural -cies

the state or an instance of erring or a tendency to err

Christianity the holding of views at variance with accepted doctrine

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