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truantry

[troo-uh n-tree]

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SEE MORE SYNONYMS FOR truantry ON THESAURUS.COM

noun, plural tru·ant·ries.

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

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Origin of truantry

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

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Examples from the Web for truantry

The child has this truantry when he plays at Indian, for he fashions the universe to his desires.
Journeys to Bagdad|Charles S. Brooks
It was but yesterday on my return from work that I witnessed a sight that moved me pleasantly to thoughts of truantry.
Journeys to Bagdad|Charles S. Brooks
There is something rather stirring in such prodigious marshaling, but I hear you ask what this has to do with truantry.
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

Most of us are 19admitted into truantry by the accidents, merely, of our senses.
Journeys to Bagdad|Charles S. Brooks