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continency - Meaning and Examples

Meaning of 'continency' (Webster Dictionary)

1 . Continency [ n.]
- Self-restraint; self-command.
- The restraint which a person imposes upon his desires and passions; the act or power of refraining from indulgence of the sexual appetite, esp. from unlawful indulgence; sometimes, moderation in sexual indulgence.
- Uninterrupted course; continuity.