recipiency

Variant of recipient

recipient definition

re·cipi·ent (ri sip′ē ənt)

noun

a person or thing that receives

Etymology: < L recipiens, prp. of recipere: see receive

adjective

receiving, or ready or able to receive

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