extancy

The state of rising above others, or a projection.

Noun obsolete

  1. The state of rising above others, or a projection.
    • [W]hereas in ſmall fragments or plates, the Ice, though it ſink not to the bottom of the water, will oftentimes ſink so low in it, as ſcarce to leave any part evidently extant above the ſurface of the water, in vaſt...
    • Moreover, a perfect Medal has its Profile and out-ſtroaks ſharp (Nummus aſper) and by no means rugged; the Figures clean and well poliſh'd; the Contours neatly trimm'd, and exactly round and carefully preſerv'd; that...

Origin

From Latin extantia, exstantia.

Forms

extancies

Noun obsolete, uncountable

  1. The state of being extant; existence.

Origin

From extant + -cy; ultimately the same formation as Etymology 1.