truantry
Americannoun
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Etymology
Origin of truantry
late Middle English word dating back to 1400–50; see origin at truant, -ry
Example Sentences
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Madame, to obviate the known truantry of the King, introduced her sister, Madame de Vintinsille, as clever, but as ordinary as herself.
From Blackwood's Edinburgh Magazine - Volume 61, No. 376, February, 1847 by Various
If such myopic truantry is in you, there is much to be said for going afoot.
From Journeys to Bagdad by Brooks, Charles S. (Charles Stephen)
Possibly I might be blamed a bit for my truantry, but the recapture of the Hispaniola was a clenching answer, and I179 hoped that even Captain Smollett would confess I had not lost my time.
From The Works of Robert Louis Stevenson Swanston Edition Vol. 6 (of 25) by Stevenson, Robert Louis
Such journey would be the soul of truantry and you should set out upon the road every spring when the wind comes warm.
From Journeys to Bagdad by Brooks, Charles S. (Charles Stephen)
Possibly I might be blamed a bit for my truantry, but the recapture of the Hispaniola was a clinching answer, and I hoped that even Captain Smollett would confess I had not lost my time.
From Treasure Island by Winter, Milo
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