Truantry
noun
noun ·Rare ·Advanced level
Definitions
Noun
- 1 truancy countable, uncountable
"Possibly I might be blamed a bit for my truantry, but the recapture of the Hispaniola was a clenching answer, and I hoped that even Captain Smollett would confess I had not lost my time."
Example
More examples"Possibly I might be blamed a bit for my truantry, but the recapture of the Hispaniola was a clenching answer, and I hoped that even Captain Smollett would confess I had not lost my time."
Etymology
From truant + -ry.
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