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peccancy definition

pec·cancy (pek′ən sē)

noun

  1. sinfulness
  2. pl. peccancies -·cies a sin

Etymology: LL(Ec) peccantia < peccare, to sin

Webster's New World College Dictionary Copyright © 2009 by Wiley Publishing, Inc., Cleveland, Ohio.
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