relevancyn.

Brit.

/ˈrɛlᵻv(ə)nsi/, U.S.

/ˈrɛləvənsi/

Forms: 1600s– relevancy; Scottish pre-1700 relevancie, pre-1700 relivancie, pre-1700 relivancy, pre-1700 1700s– relevancy.

Origin: Formed within English, by derivation. Etymons: relevant adj., -ancy suffix.

Etymology: < relevant adj.: see -ancy suffix. Compare later relevance n.

The quality or fact of being relevant.

1. Scots Law. The fact of a defence, claim, etc., being legally sufficient, adequate, or pertinent; an instance of this.

ΚΠ

1561 in J. H. Burton Reg. Privy Council Scotl. (1877) 1st Ser. I. 173 Of the law it is requirit to the relevancie thairof that ather of the partis..be relevant in the self, utherwyise the haill to be nocht relevant.

1575–6 Reg. Privy Council Scotl. II. 487 The relivancy of the said allegeance.

1626 in S. A. Gillon Sel. Justiciary Cases (1953) I. 38 To eschew all langsum disputatioun upone the relevancie thairof.

1693 J. Dalrymple Inst. Law Scotl. (ed. 2) iv. xxxix. §12. 665 The meaning of Relevancy (which is more accustomed with us, than elsewhere) imports the Justice of the point, that is alledged to be Relevant.

a1715 Bp. G. Burnet Hist. Own Time (1734) II. 521 Then the Matter of the Charge, which is there called the Relevancy of the Libel, was to be argued by Lawyers.

1746–7 Act 20 Geo. II c. 43 §41 After the debate of the relevancy is ended, the..procurators..shall give in to the clerk informations in writing.

1774 J. M. Dreghorn Arguments & Decisions in Remarkable Cases p. xxi Special libels..gave rise to special relevancies, and to verdicts finding proved or not proved.

1818 W. Scott Heart of Mid-Lothian x, in Tales of my Landlord 2nd Ser. II. 233 The Court next directed the counsel to plead to the relevancy.

1838 W. Bell Dict. Law Scotl. 844 The relevancy of the libel is the justice and sufficiency of the matters therein stated to warrant a decree in the terms asked.

1883 Law Rep.: Queen's Bench Div. 11 594 He failed to satisfy me that in a case in which this strict relevancy could not be proved the advocate would not be protected.

1901 Times 9 July 5/6 The counsel for the prisoners objected to the relevancy of all the charges, but the Judge held that all the objections to the indictments were unfounded.

1946 A. D. Gibb Students' Gloss. Sc. Legal Terms 75 A plea to relevancy is an attack upon the relevancy.

1998 Herald (Glasgow) (Nexis) 1 Aug. 13 SNP councillors are to challenge the relevancy of fraud charges they face.

2. In general use.

a. = relevance n. 2.In early use extended from sense 1. Now less common than relevance in the same sense.

ΘΚΠ

the world > relative properties > relationship > relevance or pertinence > [noun]

pertinency1603

pertinence1610

touch1612

applicability1644

applicableness1647

relevancy1678

pertinentness1727

application1731

relevance1787

applicancy1808

extendibility1820

generality1830

germaneness1872

pointfulness1897

aboutness1906

1678 J. Brown Quakerisme Path-way to Paganisme iii. 35 Every Revelation..which men may..yeeld up themselves unto, as fully perswaded of the Reality and Relevancy thereof, will not prove truely Divine.

1743 J. Robe Fourth Let. to Fisher 74 These are some of the Grounds of their rooted Prejudice against your..Testimony. I leave it to others to judge the Relevancy of them.

1787 C. Taylor Surv. Nature II. Pref. It was necessary..to avoid repetition and redundance, to assist the memory by conciseness, perspicuity and relevancy.

1826 Sheridaniana 49 His answer..would thus come with more relevancy and effect.

1839 H. Hallam Introd. Lit. Europe II. vii. 401 It is of no relevancy to the history of literature.

1878 R. Simpson School of Shakspere I. 95 His Irish enterprise had lost its appositeness and relevancy.

1961 Jrnl. Physical Chem. 65 317/1 We are reporting these investigations..because of their relevancy to problems of the study of apparently simple exchange reactions of chlorine.

1993 Art Jrnl. 52 105/1 He presents his findings in a language and style that is cogent..and compelling in terms of its relevancy to art history.

b. A thing that is relevant; a relevant remark, piece of information, etc.Frequently opposed to irrelevancy n.

ΚΠ

1824 John Bull Mag. Sept. 92 I thought it proper to adduce As many relevancies as I could, With moderate brevity.

1895 ‘M. Twain’ in N. Amer. Rev. July 10 Conversations consisted mainly of irrelevancies, with here and there a relevancy, a relevancy with an embarrassed look, as not being able to explain how it got there.

1940 Times 1 Aug. 5 In a 40-year-old book I came by chance upon two relevancies. The first is a reminder that things might be, and have been, worse than in this year 1940.

2002 G. Mandler Interesting Times ix. 210 The end was a mishmash of relevancies and irrelevancies to a medical education.

This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, December 2009; most recently modified version published online March 2022).

单词	relevancy
释义	relevancyn. Brit. /ˈrɛlᵻv(ə)nsi/, U.S. /ˈrɛləvənsi/ Forms: 1600s– relevancy; Scottish pre-1700 relevancie, pre-1700 relivancie, pre-1700 relivancy, pre-1700 1700s– relevancy. Origin: Formed within English, by derivation. Etymons: relevant adj., -ancy suffix. Etymology: < relevant adj.: see -ancy suffix. Compare later relevance n. The quality or fact of being relevant. 1. Scots Law. The fact of a defence, claim, etc., being legally sufficient, adequate, or pertinent; an instance of this. ΚΠ 1561 in J. H. Burton Reg. Privy Council Scotl. (1877) 1st Ser. I. 173 Of the law it is requirit to the relevancie thairof that ather of the partis..be relevant in the self, utherwyise the haill to be nocht relevant. 1575–6 Reg. Privy Council Scotl. II. 487 The relivancy of the said allegeance. 1626 in S. A. Gillon Sel. Justiciary Cases (1953) I. 38 To eschew all langsum disputatioun upone the relevancie thairof. 1693 J. Dalrymple Inst. Law Scotl. (ed. 2) iv. xxxix. §12. 665 The meaning of Relevancy (which is more accustomed with us, than elsewhere) imports the Justice of the point, that is alledged to be Relevant. a1715 Bp. G. Burnet Hist. Own Time (1734) II. 521 Then the Matter of the Charge, which is there called the Relevancy of the Libel, was to be argued by Lawyers. 1746–7 Act 20 Geo. II c. 43 §41 After the debate of the relevancy is ended, the..procurators..shall give in to the clerk informations in writing. 1774 J. M. Dreghorn Arguments & Decisions in Remarkable Cases p. xxi Special libels..gave rise to special relevancies, and to verdicts finding proved or not proved. 1818 W. Scott Heart of Mid-Lothian x, in Tales of my Landlord 2nd Ser. II. 233 The Court next directed the counsel to plead to the relevancy. 1838 W. Bell Dict. Law Scotl. 844 The relevancy of the libel is the justice and sufficiency of the matters therein stated to warrant a decree in the terms asked. 1883 Law Rep.: Queen's Bench Div. 11 594 He failed to satisfy me that in a case in which this strict relevancy could not be proved the advocate would not be protected. 1901 Times 9 July 5/6 The counsel for the prisoners objected to the relevancy of all the charges, but the Judge held that all the objections to the indictments were unfounded. 1946 A. D. Gibb Students' Gloss. Sc. Legal Terms 75 A plea to relevancy is an attack upon the relevancy. 1998 Herald (Glasgow) (Nexis) 1 Aug. 13 SNP councillors are to challenge the relevancy of fraud charges they face. 2. In general use. a. = relevance n. 2.In early use extended from sense 1. Now less common than relevance in the same sense. ΘΚΠ the world > relative properties > relationship > relevance or pertinence > [noun] pertinency1603 pertinence1610 touch1612 applicability1644 applicableness1647 relevancy1678 pertinentness1727 application1731 relevance1787 applicancy1808 extendibility1820 generality1830 germaneness1872 pointfulness1897 aboutness1906 1678 J. Brown Quakerisme Path-way to Paganisme iii. 35 Every Revelation..which men may..yeeld up themselves unto, as fully perswaded of the Reality and Relevancy thereof, will not prove truely Divine. 1743 J. Robe Fourth Let. to Fisher 74 These are some of the Grounds of their rooted Prejudice against your..Testimony. I leave it to others to judge the Relevancy of them. 1787 C. Taylor Surv. Nature II. Pref. It was necessary..to avoid repetition and redundance, to assist the memory by conciseness, perspicuity and relevancy. 1826 Sheridaniana 49 His answer..would thus come with more relevancy and effect. 1839 H. Hallam Introd. Lit. Europe II. vii. 401 It is of no relevancy to the history of literature. 1878 R. Simpson School of Shakspere I. 95 His Irish enterprise had lost its appositeness and relevancy. 1961 Jrnl. Physical Chem. 65 317/1 We are reporting these investigations..because of their relevancy to problems of the study of apparently simple exchange reactions of chlorine. 1993 Art Jrnl. 52 105/1 He presents his findings in a language and style that is cogent..and compelling in terms of its relevancy to art history. b. A thing that is relevant; a relevant remark, piece of information, etc.Frequently opposed to irrelevancy n. ΚΠ 1824 John Bull Mag. Sept. 92 I thought it proper to adduce As many relevancies as I could, With moderate brevity. 1895 ‘M. Twain’ in N. Amer. Rev. July 10 Conversations consisted mainly of irrelevancies, with here and there a relevancy, a relevancy with an embarrassed look, as not being able to explain how it got there. 1940 Times 1 Aug. 5 In a 40-year-old book I came by chance upon two relevancies. The first is a reminder that things might be, and have been, worse than in this year 1940. 2002 G. Mandler Interesting Times ix. 210 The end was a mishmash of relevancies and irrelevancies to a medical education. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, December 2009; most recently modified version published online March 2022). < n.1561
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