postulancy

[ pos-chuh-luhn-see ]

noun,plural pos·tu·lan·cies.
  1. the period or state of being a postulant, especially in a religious order.

Origin of postulancy

1
First recorded in 1880–85; postul(ant) + -ancy
  • Sometimes pos·tu·lance .

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