"demency" meaning in English

See demency in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Noun

Etymology: From Latin dēmentia, from dēmens (“out of one's mind”). Etymology templates: {{uder|en|la|dēmentia}} Latin dēmentia Head templates: {{en-noun|-}} demency (uncountable)
  1. (now rare) Madness; dementia. Tags: archaic, uncountable
    Sense id: en-demency-en-noun-Tf2IH8Kc Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English undefined derivations

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