"importancy" meaning in English

See importancy in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Noun

IPA: /ɪmˈpɔː(ɹ)tənsi/ Forms: importancies [plural]
Etymology: From Medieval Latin importantia. Etymology templates: {{bor|en|la-med|importantia}} Medieval Latin importantia Head templates: {{en-noun|~}} importancy (countable and uncountable, plural importancies), {{tlb|en|obsolete|or|nonstandard}} (obsolete or nonstandard)
  1. Importance; significance. Tags: countable, nonstandard, obsolete, uncountable
    Sense id: en-importancy-en-noun-oZbfpkJD Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 46 54 Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 64 36 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 76 24
  2. That which is important. Tags: countable, nonstandard, obsolete, uncountable
    Sense id: en-importancy-en-noun-ayGzJjIH Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 46 54

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