Meanings
nounvagrancy (countable and uncountable, plural vagrancies)
plural vagrancies
- countableuncountablethe state of being a vagrant
vagrancy laws
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charge of vagrancy
combat vagrancy
The city introduced new laws dealing with vagrancy.
He was arrested on charges of vagrancy.
Origin
Translations
Bulgarian скитничество
- скитничество (skitničestvo)being a vagrant
Dutch landloperij
- landloperijbeing a vagrant
French vagabondage
- vagabondagebeing a vagrant
German Landstreicherei
- Landstreichereibeing a vagrant
Greek αλητεία
- αλητεία (aliteía)being a vagrant
Hungarian csavargás
- csavargásbeing a vagrant
Irish fánaíocht
- fánaíochtbeing a vagrant
Polish włóczęgostwo, żebractwo
- włóczęgostwobeing a vagrant
- żebractwobeing a vagrant
Portuguese andarilhagem, vagabundagem
- andarilhagembeing a vagrant
- vagabundagembeing a vagrant
Russian бродяжничество
- бродяжничество (brodjažničestvo)being a vagrant
Swedish lösdriveri
- lösdriveribeing a vagrant
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“vagrancy.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/vagrancy. Accessed November 4, 2026.
Chicago
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