Advertency

Advertency
Advertence Ad*vert"ence, Advertency Ad*vert"en*cy, [OF. advertence, avertence, LL. advertentia, fr. L. advertens. See {Advertent}.] The act of adverting, of the quality of being advertent; attention; notice; regard; heedfulness. [1913 Webster]

To this difference it is right that advertence should be had in regulating taxation. --J. S. Mill. [1913 Webster]


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  • advertency — noun (plural cies) Date: 1646 1. the quality or state of being advertent ; heedfulness 2. advertence 1 …   New Collegiate Dictionary

  • advertency — /ad verr tn see/, n., pl. advertencies. 1. the state or quality of being advertent. 2. advertence. [1640 50; ADVERT(ENT) + ENCY] * * * …   Universalium

  • advertency — noun The quality of being advertent; heedfulness; regard; consideration. Syn: advertence …   Wiktionary

  • advertency — n. attention, mindfulness …   English contemporary dictionary

  • advertency — n. See advertence …   New dictionary of synonyms

  • advertency — ad·vert·en·cy …   English syllables

  • advertency — ad•vert•en•cy [[t]ædˈvɜr tn si[/t]] n. pl. cies 1) cvb the state or quality of being advertent 2) cvb heedfulness; advertence • Etymology: 1640–50 …   From formal English to slang

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