postulancy
Americannoun
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Noun Inflected Forms
Etymology
Origin of postulancy
First recorded in 1880–85; postul(ant) + -ancy
Example Sentences
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And she spoke of Evelyn's postulancy; of how long it had lasted.
From Sister Teresa by Moore, George (George Augustus)
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