prodigence

English

Etymology

From Latin prodigentia, from prodigens, present participle of prodigere. See prodigal.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈpɹɒdɪd͡ʒəns/

Noun

prodigence

1. (archaic) waste; profusion; prodigality
   • 1612–1626, [Joseph Hall], “(please specify the page)”, in [Contemplations vpon the Principall Passages of the Holy Storie], volumes (please specify |volume=II, V, or VI), London, →OCLC:

     Herod, this pastime is overpaid for; there is no proportion in this remuneration; this is not bounty, it is prodigence

Part or all of this entry has been imported from the 1913 edition of Webster’s Dictionary, which is now free of copyright and hence in the public domain. The imported definitions may be significantly out of date, and any more recent senses may be completely missing.
(See the entry for “prodigence”, in Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary, Springfield, Mass.: G. & C. Merriam, 1913, →OCLC.)

Anagrams

• proceeding