"procacity" meaning in English

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Noun

Forms: procacities [plural]
Etymology: From Middle French procacité, from Latin procācitās (whence -acity), from Latin procāx (“bold, impudent”), from procō (“ask, demand”), from procus (“suitor”). Etymology templates: {{der|en|frm|procacité}} Middle French procacité, {{der|en|la|procācitās}} Latin procācitās, {{suf|en|-acity}} -acity, {{der|en|la|procāx||bold, impudent}} Latin procāx (“bold, impudent”) Head templates: {{en-noun|-|+}} procacity (usually uncountable, plural procacities)
  1. (dated) The state of being procacious; forwardness, pertness, or petulance, or an instance thereof. Tags: dated, uncountable, usually Related terms: procacious

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