doubtance

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noun

doubt; uncertainty

OriginMiddle English doutaunce ← Old French doutance ← Medieval Latin dubitantia →
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Meanings

noundoubtance (uncountable)
  1. obsoleteuncountabledoubt; uncertainty

Origin

  1. Medieval Latindubitantia
  2. Old Frenchdoutance
  3. Middle Englishdoutaunce
  4. Englishdoubtance

From Middle English doutaunce, from Old French doutance, from Medieval Latin dubitantia. Equivalent to doubt + -ance. Compare dubitancy.

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APA

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

MLA

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

Chicago

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

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