prevailencyn.
/prᵻˈveɪl(ə)nsi/, U.S. /priˈveɪl(ə)nsi/, /prəˈveɪl(ə)nsi/ Now rare.
Formerly: †power, influence; = prevalence n. 2 (obsolete). In later use: the quality of being widespread or common, pervasiveness; = prevalence n. 3. Cf. prevailancy n.
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society > authority > power > influence > [noun]
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voice1433
swaya1510
gravity1534
force1582
bias1587
interest1600
prevalence1612
prevailance1631
pondus1638
prevailancya1649
prevailency1650
influence1652
prevalency1652
weight1710
prevailingness1757
holding1770
mojo1923
clout1958
muscle1965
1650 E. Williams Virgo Triumphans 44 Let them but recall their Memory, how by the prevailency of Gondamore the Corporation was dissolved, their patent cancelled.
1691 T. Tryon Pythagoras his Mystick Philos. Reviv'd App. 294 After the same manner the Idea of madness ought to be put to flight, whether it be done by the death of the said Idea, or by ingenerating an Idea of equal prevailency, or one that over-powereth the foolish Idea.
1708 J. Hog Otia Christiana vi. 208 The general prevailency of Sin in all Ranks of Persons, rendereth a suitable behaviour..impracticable.
1779 A. Clark Bk. of Prophecy Opened 88 To put a stop to all disquietous or factious troubles that might be set on foot..through the prevailency of various opinions concerning..church government.
1928 Lima (Ohio) News 7 Dec. 1/7 Health authorities announced today that the prevailency of the disease..had not yet reached its height.
2005 Re: Non-Serena related beef with 1/12 show in alt.tv.law-and-order (Usenet newsgroup) 15 Jan. I think you are underestimating the prevailency of Urban Hip-Hopculture.
This is a new entry (OED Third Edition, March 2007; most recently modified version published online March 2022).
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