† carencyn.
Etymology: < medieval Latin carēntia, < carēre to lack; compare French carence, Italian carenzia.
Obsolete.
rare.
the mind > possession > non-possession > [noun] > state of being devoid of something > lacking or being without something
1655 Bp. J. Richardson 185 This sense of dereliction and carency of Divine favour.
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