"impotency" meaning in English

See impotency in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Noun

Forms: impotencies [plural]
Head templates: {{en-noun|-|+}} impotency (usually uncountable, plural impotencies)
  1. (dated) impotence Tags: dated, uncountable, usually
    Sense id: en-impotency-en-noun-E4T6AU7C Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries

Inflected forms

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