† retinencyn.

Forms: 1600s retinencie, 1600s–1800s retinency.

Origin: A borrowing from Latin. Etymon: Latin retinentia.

Etymology: < classical Latin retinentia retinence n., in post-classical Latin also condition of being retained in service (frequently from 12th cent. in British sources): see -ency suffix. Compare earlier retention n., and slightly later retinence n.

Obsolete.

The fact or capability of retaining something; retentiveness; an instance of this. Also: the fact of being retained in the service of another person.

ΘΚΠ

the mind > possession > retaining > [noun] > capacity for

fastnessOE

retention?a1425

retinencya1640

reservance1646

a1640 T. Jackson Exact Coll. Wks. (1654) 3028 [Original sin] is a positive Retinencie of the Flesh or corrupt Nature of man.

1653 R. Gentilis tr. F. Bacon Nat. & Exper. Hist. Winds 303 In heat the expansive motion is restrained by the retinency or hanging back of contraction.

1709 F. Hauksbee Physico-mech. Exper. (1719) v. 117 The Canals will restore themselves so far forth by their Elasticity, till the Momentum of their Retinency becomes equal to that of the diminish'd Pressure.

1822 ‘L. Gibbons’ Malpas II. ix. 229 I am now free and quit, and discharged from all service, and vassalage, and retinency whatsoever.

This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, March 2010; most recently modified version published online December 2020).

单词	retinency
释义	† retinencyn. Forms: 1600s retinencie, 1600s–1800s retinency. Origin: A borrowing from Latin. Etymon: Latin retinentia. Etymology: < classical Latin retinentia retinence n., in post-classical Latin also condition of being retained in service (frequently from 12th cent. in British sources): see -ency suffix. Compare earlier retention n., and slightly later retinence n. Obsolete. The fact or capability of retaining something; retentiveness; an instance of this. Also: the fact of being retained in the service of another person. ΘΚΠ the mind > possession > retaining > [noun] > capacity for fastnessOE retention?a1425 retinencya1640 reservance1646 a1640 T. Jackson Exact Coll. Wks. (1654) 3028 [Original sin] is a positive Retinencie of the Flesh or corrupt Nature of man. 1653 R. Gentilis tr. F. Bacon Nat. & Exper. Hist. Winds 303 In heat the expansive motion is restrained by the retinency or hanging back of contraction. 1709 F. Hauksbee Physico-mech. Exper. (1719) v. 117 The Canals will restore themselves so far forth by their Elasticity, till the Momentum of their Retinency becomes equal to that of the diminish'd Pressure. 1822 ‘L. Gibbons’ Malpas II. ix. 229 I am now free and quit, and discharged from all service, and vassalage, and retinency whatsoever. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, March 2010; most recently modified version published online December 2020). < n.a1640
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