noun ·Rare ·Advanced level

Definitions

Noun

1. 1
   An incident; something incidental or circumstantial. obsolete
2. 2
   The quality or fact of being likely or about to fall. obsolete
3. 3
   Incidence. obsolete

Etymology

From incident + -ency.

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