errancy

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noun

the state of being in error; fallibility

Opposite
inerrancy
OriginOld French errance →
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Meanings

nounerrancy (usually uncountable, plural errancies)

plural errancies

  1. uncountableusuallythe state of being in error; fallibility
  2. uncountableusuallyholding the view that the Pope is not infallible

Synonyms & antonyms

nounfallibility as indicated by erring or a tendency to err

Opposite
inerrancy
Broader
fallibility
Also see
misbehavior

Synonym sets from Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.

Origin

  1. Old Frencherrance
  2. Englisherrancy

from Old French errance.

More words from Old French

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APA

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

MLA

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

Chicago

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

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