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English
Etymology
Latin dubitantia.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈdjuːbɪtənsi/, /ˈduːbɪtənsi/
Noun
dubitancy (usually uncountable, plural dubitancies)
- (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.