See Also:

continence (iou) and and(2) (iou)


continence (iou)



continence noun. ME.
[Old & mod. French, or Latin continentia, from continent- pres. ppl stem of continere restrain: see CONTAIN, -ENCE.]
I.
Self-restraint. ME.
spec. Sexual self-restraint; esp. complete sexual abstinence. LME.
The possession of normal voluntary control over excretory functions. Opp. earlier incontinence. E20.
II.
Continuity. Only in E18.
continency noun (now rare) = CONTINENCE 1, 2 E16.

and(2) (iou)



and conjunction2 (after compars.).LME-L16.
[Erron. expansion of north. dial. var. (cf. 'N conjunction2) of THAN conjunction2, formally conf. with AN conjunction = AND conjunction1, adverb, & noun.]
= THAN conjunction2.