"vagancy" meaning in English

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Noun

Forms: vagancies [plural]
Etymology: From Latin vagans, present participle of vagor. See vagantes. Etymology templates: {{der|en|la|vagans}} Latin vagans Head templates: {{en-noun}} vagancy (plural vagancies)
  1. (obsolete) A wandering; vagrancy. Tags: obsolete
    Sense id: en-vagancy-en-noun-XFHH~m1a Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries

Inflected forms

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