forming nouns from nouns and adjectives, denoting:
an action or practice of
mendicancy
piracy
a rank or office of
baronetcy
papacy
a body or class of
magistracy
a quality or state of
accuracy
bankruptcy
[Middle English -cie, via Old French -cie, -tie from Latin -cia, -tia and Greek -ti(e)ia, t(e)ia]