resultance

noun

re·​sult·​ance

-tᵊn(t)s,

-tən-

variants or less commonly resultancy

-nsē

plural resultances also resultancies

1

obsolete : a combined result : aggregate, gist

2

obsolete : emanation, reflection

3

obsolete : the fact or character of being resultant

4

: result, outcome

Word History

Etymology

result entry 1 + -ance, -ancy

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