† insorˈdescent, a. R. C. Ch. Obs.
[ad. L. insordēscent-em, pr. pple. of insordēscĕre to become foul or dirty, f. in- (in-2) + sordēscĕre to become dirty, f. sordēs dirt, filth.]
lit. Increasing in filthiness; in quot. fig. So † insorˈdescence.
| 1731 Chandler tr. Limborch's Hist. Inquis. II. iii. xviii. 82 A Man is said to be insordescent in Excommunication, who, after he hath been by Name declared Excommunicate, persists in that Excommunication for a Year. Ibid., He must be deprived of his Benefice for Insordescence. |