| -cy suff. 1. State; condition; quality: bankruptcy. 2. Rank; office: baronetcy. [Middle English -cie, from Old French -cie, -tie, from Latin -cia, -tia and Greek -ki  , -keia, -ti, -teia.] |
-cy
suffix
1. (forming nouns from adjectives ending in -t, -tic, -te, and -nt) indicating state, quality, or condition plutocracy lunacy intimacy infancy
2. (forming abstract nouns from other nouns) rank or office captaincy
[via Old French from Latin -cia, -tia, Greek -kia, -tia, abstract noun suffixes]
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