postulancy
[ pos-chuh-luhn-see ]
/ ˈpɒs tʃə lən si /
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noun, plural pos·tu·lan·cies.
the period or state of being a postulant, especially in a religious order.
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Sometimes pos·tu·lance .
Origin of postulancy
First recorded in 1880–85; postul(ant) + -ancy
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