elegancy

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English

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Etymology

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From elegance +‎ -y or elegant +‎ -cy.

Pronunciation

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Noun

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elegancy (countable and uncountable, plural elegancies)

  1. Alternative form of elegance
  2. (humorous) A mock title.
    "Your Elegancy ..." (Robert Southey).