vagrancy

[ vey-gruh n-see ]
/ ˈveɪ grən si /

noun, plural va·gran·cies.

the state or condition of being a vagrant: an arrest for vagrancy.
the conduct of a vagrant.
mental wandering; reverie.

Origin of vagrancy

First recorded in 1635–45; vagr(ant) + -ancy

OTHER WORDS FROM vagrancy

non·va·gran·cy, noun, plural non·va·gran·cies.

Example sentences from the Web for vagrancies

  • Her truancies and vagrancies concerned them not: she was a law to herself, like the birds and squirrels.

British Dictionary definitions for vagrancies

vagrancy
/ (ˈveɪɡrənsɪ) /

noun plural -cies

the state or condition of being a vagrant
the conduct or mode of living of a vagrant