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/er"euhn see, err"-/, n., pl. errancies.1. the state or an instance of erring.2. tendency to err.[1615-25; < L errantia a wandering. See ERRANT, -CY]
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Errancy — Er ran*cy, n. [L. errantia.] A wandering; state of being in error. [1913 Webster] … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
errancy — index misapplication Burton s Legal Thesaurus. William C. Burton. 2006 … Law dictionary
errancy — [er′ən sē] n. pl. errancies [LL errantia < L errans, prp. of errare, ERR] 1. the state or an instance of erring 2. a tendency to err … English World dictionary
errancy — noun 1. (Christianity) holding views that disagree with accepted doctrine; especially disagreement with papal infallibility he denies the errancy of the Catholic Church • Derivationally related forms: ↑errant • Topics: ↑Christianity, ↑Christian… … Useful english dictionary
errancy — noun (plural cies) Date: 1621 the state or an instance of erring … New Collegiate Dictionary
errancy — noun a) the state of being in error; fallibility b) holding the view that the Pope is not infallible … Wiktionary
errancy — Synonyms and related words: aberrancy, aberration, defectiveness, delusion, deviancy, distortion, errability, erroneousness, error, fallaciousness, fallacy, fallibility, falseness, falsity, fault, faultiness, flaw, flawedness, hamartia, heresy,… … Moby Thesaurus
errancy — n. tendency to make mistakes … English contemporary dictionary
errancy — er·ran·cy … English syllables
errancy — er•ran•cy [[t]ˈɛr ən si, ˈɜr [/t]] n. pl. cies 1) the state or an instance of erring 2) tendency to err • Etymology: 1615–25; < L errantia. See err, ancy … From formal English to slang
