abstinency

== English == === Etymology === From Classical Latin abstinentia; compare -y (suffix forming abstract nouns) and earlier abstinence, a doublet. === Pronunciation === (UK, US) IPA(key): /ˈæb.stɪ.nən.si/ === Noun === abstinency (countable and uncountable, plural abstinencies) (uncommon) Synonym of abstinence. [from 1529] === References ===