dubitancy

English

Etymology

Latin dubitantia.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈdjuːbɪtənsi/, /ˈduːbɪtənsi/

Noun

dubitancy (usually uncountable, plural dubitancies)

1. (obsolete) Doubt; uncertainty.
   • 1647, Henry Hammond, The Christian's obligations to peace & charity delivered in an advent sermon at Carisbrook-Castle:

     when they are most fully without all dubitancy resolved

   • 1874, Marcus Clarke, For the Term of His Natural Life, IV.1:

     He walks with the air of a minister of state on the eve of a vacant garter, hoping, wondering, fearing, and dignified even in his dubitancy.

References

“dubitancy”, in Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary, Springfield, Mass.: G. & C. Merriam, 1913, →OCLC.