incontinency Meaning, Definition & Usage
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noun involuntary urination or defecation
incontinence.
WordNet
In*con"ti*nence, In*con"ti*nen*cy noun
(Also<
- Incontinence
- Incontinency
)
Etymology
L.Definitions
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Incapacity to hold; hence, incapacity to hold back or restrain; the quality or state of being incontinent; want of continence; failure to restrain the passions or appetites; indulgence of lust; lewdness. That Satan tempt you not for your incontinency. 1 Cor. vii. 5.
From the rash hand of bold incontinence. Milton.
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(Med.) The inability of any of the animal organs to restrain the natural evacuations, so that the discharges are involuntary; as, .incontinence of urine