pec·can·cy \ˈpekənsē, -nsi\noun (-es) Etymology: Late Latin peccantia, from Latin peccant-, peccans (present participle of peccare) + -ia -y 1.: the quality or state of being peccant < horrible exultation at the universal peccancy of husbands — George Meredith > 2.: offense, fault < his trivial peccancies — Carl Van Vechten >