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Webster 1913 Edition
Prevenancy
Prev′e-nan-cy
,Noun.
The act of anticipating another’s wishes, desires, etc., in the way of favor or courtesy; hence, civility; obligingness.
[Obs.]
Sterne.
Definition 2024
prevenancy
prevenancy
English
Noun
prevenancy (uncountable)
- (obsolete) The act of anticipating another's wishes, desires, etc., by way of favour or courtesy; obligingness.
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