propensenesse

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English

Etymology

From propense +‎ -nesse.

Noun

propensenesse (uncountable)

  1. (obsolete) Inclination; propensity; tendency.
    • 1624, John Donne, Devotions, section 22.573:
      There is a propensnesse to diseases in the body.
  2. (obsolete) Intention; premeditation.
    • 1672, R. McWard, English Balance, section 53:
      They must needs look upon the King of England, as the spring & source, of all that calamity they feel, or feare, and perceive his propensnesse, to ruine them.

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