obstancy

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noun

Opposition, impediment, or obstruction.

OriginLatin obstantia →
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Meanings

nounobstancy (countable and uncountable, plural obstancies)

plural obstancies

  1. countableobsoleteuncountableOpposition, impediment, or obstruction.

    It doth indeed but irrita reddere sponsalia, annul the contract; after marriage it is of no obstancy.

    1609, Ben Jonson, Epicœne, or The Silent Woman

Origin

  1. Latinobstantia
  2. Englishobstancy

From Latin obstantia, from obstans, present participle of obstare. See obstacle.

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APA

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

MLA

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

Chicago

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

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