apparency

noun

ap·​par·​en·​cy

əˈparənsē,

-si also -aar- or -er-

plural -es

1

obsolete : appearance, semblance

2

: the quality or state of being apparent

3

: the position of being heir apparent

the bare right of apparency carried certain privileges with it

—John Erskine †1951

Word History

Etymology

Latin apparentia, from apparent-, apparens + -ia -y

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