† tendancyn.

Forms: In 1700s (irregularly) -ency.

Etymology: < tend v.¹ + -ancy suffix.

Obsolete. rare.

Attention, care.

ΘΚΠ

the world > action or operation > safety > protection or defence > care, protection, or charge > [noun] > care for or looking after

keepingc1330

nursing?1533

looking after?1537

tendance1580

tendment1597

caretaking1765

tendancya1774

caringa1797

mothering1868

a1774 A. Tucker Light of Nature (1834) II. 86 Man..may, indeed, contrive machines that shall go a little way in performing his works;..but then they require correcting, repairing, and continual tendency.

This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1911; most recently modified version published online March 2022).

单词	tendancy
释义	† tendancyn. Forms: In 1700s (irregularly) -ency. Etymology: < tend v.¹ + -ancy suffix. Obsolete. rare. Attention, care. ΘΚΠ the world > action or operation > safety > protection or defence > care, protection, or charge > [noun] > care for or looking after keepingc1330 nursing?1533 looking after?1537 tendance1580 tendment1597 caretaking1765 tendancya1774 caringa1797 mothering1868 a1774 A. Tucker Light of Nature (1834) II. 86 Man..may, indeed, contrive machines that shall go a little way in performing his works;..but then they require correcting, repairing, and continual tendency. This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1911; most recently modified version published online March 2022). < n.a1774
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