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postulancy

[ pos-chuh-luhn-see ]
/ ˈpɒs tʃə lən si /

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

Words nearby postulancy

posttraumatic neck syndrome, posttraumatic stress disorder, posttraumatic syndrome, post-truth, posttyphoid, postulancy, postulant, postulate, postulator, postural, postural contraction
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