vagrancy

[ vey-gruhn-see ]
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noun,plural va·gran·cies.
  1. the state or condition of being a vagrant: an arrest for vagrancy.

  2. the conduct of a vagrant.

  1. mental wandering; reverie.

Origin of vagrancy

1
First recorded in 1635–45; vagr(ant) + -ancy

Other words from vagrancy

  • non·va·gran·cy, noun, plural non·va·gran·cies.

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British Dictionary definitions for vagrancy

vagrancy

/ (ˈveɪɡrənsɪ) /


nounplural -cies
  1. the state or condition of being a vagrant

  2. the conduct or mode of living of a vagrant

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