Meanings
nounviolency (plural violencies)
plural violencies
- Violence.First known use 16th c.
- countableobsoleteA moment or act of violence.First known use 17th–19th c.
Cardinal d'Orini […] exclaimed against these Innovations & Violencies, by which his Fortune like that of many other Ecclesiastics had been impaired […].
1785 March 1, Hester Thrale Piozzi, Thraliana
Origin
- Latinviolentia
- Englishviolency
From Latin violentia.
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violency. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/violency
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“violency.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/violency. Accessed November 3, 2026.
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WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “violency,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/violency.
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