orphancyn.

Brit.

/ˈɔːfnsi/, U.S.

/ˈɔrf(ə)nsi/

Forms: 1500s orphancie, 1500s orphansie, 1800s– orphancy.

Origin: Formed within English, by derivation. Etymons: orphan n., -cy suffix.

Etymology: < orphan n. + -cy suffix. Compare earlier orphanage n., orphany n.¹, orphanity n.

The state or condition of being an orphan; orphanhood.

ΘΚΠ

society > society and the community > kinship or relationship > kinsman or relation > child > relationship to parent > [noun] > condition of an orphan

orphanityc1450

orphanyc1539

orphanage1579

orphancya1586

orphanism1598

orphanship1680

orphanhood1765

orphandom1892

a1586 Sir P. Sidney Arcadia (1590) iii. ii. sig. Kk3 Yet did not thy orphancie, or my widdowhood, depriue vs of the delightfull prospect.

1592 W. Warner Albions Eng. (rev. ed.) vii. xxxiv. 147 Nor can Æneas Off-springs now of Orphansie complaine.

1839 W. S. Landor Giovanna of Naples i. iv, in Andrea of Hungary & Giovanna of Naples 115 The worst Of orphancy, the cruellest of frauds.

1866 J. B. Rose tr. Ovid Fasti iii. 225 Shall we Elect for widowhood or orphancy?

1982 W. Gimbel (title of Ph.D. thesis, Fordhan Univ.) Edith Wharton: orphancy and survival.

1990 Notes & Queries Sept. 374/2 Alexander's thesis is that the theatre of ‘orphancy’ runs through these women's work.

This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, September 2004; most recently modified version published online March 2022).

单词	orphancy
释义	orphancyn. Brit. /ˈɔːfnsi/, U.S. /ˈɔrf(ə)nsi/ Forms: 1500s orphancie, 1500s orphansie, 1800s– orphancy. Origin: Formed within English, by derivation. Etymons: orphan n., -cy suffix. Etymology: < orphan n. + -cy suffix. Compare earlier orphanage n., orphany n.¹, orphanity n. The state or condition of being an orphan; orphanhood. ΘΚΠ society > society and the community > kinship or relationship > kinsman or relation > child > relationship to parent > [noun] > condition of an orphan orphanityc1450 orphanyc1539 orphanage1579 orphancya1586 orphanism1598 orphanship1680 orphanhood1765 orphandom1892 a1586 Sir P. Sidney Arcadia (1590) iii. ii. sig. Kk3 Yet did not thy orphancie, or my widdowhood, depriue vs of the delightfull prospect. 1592 W. Warner Albions Eng. (rev. ed.) vii. xxxiv. 147 Nor can Æneas Off-springs now of Orphansie complaine. 1839 W. S. Landor Giovanna of Naples i. iv, in Andrea of Hungary & Giovanna of Naples 115 The worst Of orphancy, the cruellest of frauds. 1866 J. B. Rose tr. Ovid Fasti iii. 225 Shall we Elect for widowhood or orphancy? 1982 W. Gimbel (title of Ph.D. thesis, Fordhan Univ.) Edith Wharton: orphancy and survival. 1990 Notes & Queries Sept. 374/2 Alexander's thesis is that the theatre of ‘orphancy’ runs through these women's work. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, September 2004; most recently modified version published online March 2022). < n.a1586
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