† exˈplendency Obs. rare—1.
[f. L. ex- out + splendent-em, pr. pple. of splendēre to shine: see -ency.]
Brightness. Cf. resplendency.
| 1647 H. More Song of Soul ii. iii. ii. xiv, They have close clapt up all his [Phœbus'] explendency. |
† exˈplendency Obs. rare—1.
[f. L. ex- out + splendent-em, pr. pple. of splendēre to shine: see -ency.]
Brightness. Cf. resplendency.
| 1647 H. More Song of Soul ii. iii. ii. xiv, They have close clapt up all his [Phœbus'] explendency. |
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