ponderancyn.
/ˈpɒnd(ə)rənsi/, /ˈpɒnd(ə)rn̩si/, U.S. /ˈpɑnd(ə)rənsi/ Now rare.
= ponderance n.
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the world > matter > properties of materials > weight or relative heaviness > [noun] > property of being heavy
peisea1382
heavinessa1400
ponderosity?a1425
pesanteur1480
ponderousnessc1484
poise1489
pondera1500
weightiness1539
heft1558
gravity1648
ponderity1656
pondure1661
luggage1667
ponderancy1667
1667 E. Warren No Præexistence iv. 53 The Sanguine, Cholerick, Phlegmatick, and Melancholy Principles..met in his complexion in just proportions, and an equilibrious ponderancy.
1676 H. More Remarks 2 Disc. 44 The virtue of this twelve pound perpendicular ponderancy is felt entire still.
1768 A. Tucker Light of Nature Pursued I. i. 322 He will distinguish the glare of tinsel from the ponderancy of gold.
1801 L. Chester Federalism Triumphant iv. 30 All the ponderancy of clerical influence..will not be a quantum sufficit to stifle the zeal of the people.
1979 Probe 18 267 (title) Uterine ponderancy in rats under the effect of Embelia ribes Burm. extracts.
This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, December 2006; most recently modified version published online March 2022).
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