applicancy
|ap-pli-can-cy|
/əˈplɪkənsi/
state of being applicable
Etymology
'applicancy' originates from Latin, specifically the word 'applicare,' where 'ad-' meant 'to/toward' and 'plicare' meant 'to fold'.
'applicancy' changed from Middle English 'applicacioun' (influenced by Old French 'application') and eventually became the modern English noun 'applicancy', formed by the base related to 'apply' plus the suffix '-ancy'.
Initially it was related to the action of 'attaching' or 'applying' (physical or figurative), but over time it evolved into the noun meaning 'the state or quality of being applicable'.
Meanings by Part of Speech
Noun 1
the quality or state of being applicable; applicability.
The applicancy of this policy to remote workers was debated at the meeting.
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Noun 2
rare or archaic: the act of applying; application.
In some older texts, applicancy referred to the act of applying a remedy or rule.
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