defailure

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noun

failure

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defailance
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Meanings

noundefailure (uncountable)
  1. obsoleteuncountablefailure

    Why may not the successor of Peter, no less than the heir of Adam, suffer a defailure of jurisdiction?

    a. 1678 (date written), Isaac Barrow, “(please specify the chapter name or sermon number)”, in The Works of Dr. Isaac Barrow. […], volume (please specify |volume=I to VII), London: A[braham] J[ohn] Valpy, […], published 1830–1831, →OCLC

    Synonyms: defailance

Synonyms & antonyms

nounfailure

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defailance
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defailance
Cite this entry
APA

defailure. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/defailure

MLA

“defailure.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/defailure. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “defailure,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/defailure.

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