-ancy
suffix/ənsi/
Etymology From Latin -antia, -entia, with influence from French -ance, French -ancie, Spanish -ancia, etc.
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Morpheme Added to verbs and adjectives to form nouns conveying a condition or quality associated with the verb.
- account + -ancy → accountancy
- ascend + -ancy → ascendancy
1 more example
- expect + -ancy → expectancy
- Related terms
- -ance