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truantry

[troo-uh n-tree]

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noun, plural tru·ant·ries.

Origin of truantry

late Middle English word dating back to 1400–50; see origin at truant, -ry

Dictionary.com Unabridged Based on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2019

Related Words for truantry

vacancy, absenteeism, truancy, nonattendance, AWOL, nonappearance, cutting, hooky, cut, truantry, skipping

Examples from the Web for truantry

Historical Examples of truantry

Most of us are 19admitted into truantry by the accidents, merely, of our senses.
Journeys to Bagdad
Charles S. Brooks
That was one thing, at least, from which my truantry protected me.
The Works of Robert Louis Stevenson, Volume 9
Robert Louis Stevenson
You once suspected me of truantry from your charms—Quedo, quedo!
The Entailed Hat
George Alfred Townsend
Then the truth came out, and, had I been only for a mild walk on the links, retribution would have overtaken my truantry.
Prester John
John Buchan
He was a little man, pale and stooped, but with a genius for truantry—a pilgrim of the Bagdad road.
Journeys to Bagdad
Charles S. Brooks