-acy
noun suffix
: state : quality
accuracy
adequacy
—replacing final -ate of the base adjective 
Word History
Etymology
Middle English -acie, borrowed from Anglo-French, borrowed from Medieval Latin -ācia, -ātia, going back to Late Latin, from Latin -ātus -ate entry 2, -ate entry 3 + -ia -y entry 2
- carriage bow
- carriage dog
- carriage folk
- carriage forward
- carriage guard
- carriage horse
- carriage piece
- carriage porch
- carriage rail
- carriage return
- carriage rod
- carriage starter
- carriage trade
- carriageable
- carriages
- carriageway
- carriageways
- carrick bend
- carrick bitts
- Carrick on Shannon
- Carrickfergus
- Carrickmacross
- carrickmacross lace
- carried
- carried a torch