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postulancy

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pos⋅tu⋅lan⋅cy

  [pos-chuh-luhn-see]
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–noun, plural -cies.
the period or state of being a postulant, esp. in a religious order.
Also, pos⋅tu⋅lance.

Origin:
1880–85; postul(ant) + -ancy
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pos·tu·lant   (pŏs'chə-lənt)   
n.  

  1. A person submitting a request or application; a petitioner.

  2. A candidate for admission into a religious order.


[French, from Old French, from Latin postulāns, postulant-, present participle of postulāre, to request; see postulate.]
pos'tu·lan·cy, pos'tu·lant·ship' n.
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