ap·par·en·cy \əˈparənsē, -si also -aar- or -er-\noun (-es) Etymology: Latin apparentia, from apparent-, apparens + -ia -y 1.obsolete: appearance, semblance 2.: the quality or state of being apparent 3.: the position of being heir apparent < the bare right of apparency carried certain privileges with it — John Erskine †1951 >