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suppliancy

[suhp-lee-uh n-see]
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noun, plural sup·pli·an·cies.
  1. suppliance2.
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Origin of suppliancy

First recorded in 1830–40; suppli(ant) + -ancy
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Historical Examples

  • He was once more ordered away, when he began to bear himself defiantly, but soon changed his method to suppliancy.

    Christopher Columbus and How He Received and Imparted the Spirit of Discovery

    Justin Winsor