apparency
noun
ap·par·en·cy
\əˈparənsē, -si also -aar- or -er-\
Definition of apparency
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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
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Origin and Etymology of apparency
Latin apparentia, from apparent-, apparens + -ia -y
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