idiotcy

English

Etymology

From idiot +‎ -cy.

Noun

idiotcy (countable and uncountable, plural idiotcies)

1. (dated) Synonym of idiocy [chiefly 19th c.]

References

• “idiotcy”, in Merriam-Webster Online Dictionary, Springfield, Mass.: Merriam-Webster, 1996–present.
• “idiotcy, n.”, in OED Online ⁠, Oxford: Oxford University Press, launched 2000.

Further reading

• idiotcy,idiocy at the Google Books Ngram Viewer.