surgeoncy

== English == === Etymology === From surgeon +‎ -cy. === Pronunciation === (US) IPA(key): /ˈsɝ.d͡ʒən.si/ Rhymes: -ɜː(ɹ)dʒənsi === Noun === surgeoncy (plural surgeoncies) (now chiefly India) The office or employment of a surgeon, either in the naval or military service, or in a hospital as a resident or house officer. 1768, Ignatius Sancho, letter to Mr. J—W—E., in Letters of the Late Ignatius Sancho, London: J. Nichols, 3rd edition, 1784, pp. 4-5,[1] […] his abilities, address, good nature, and good sense, have got him a surgeoncy in the batalion of guards, which is reckoned a very good thing. ==== See also ==== housemanship residency