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Meaning of DISPLACENCY

Webster's 1913 Dictionary
 
 Definition: 
\Dis*pla"cen*cy\, n. [LL. displacentia, for L.
displicentia, fr. displicere to displease; dis- + placere to
please. See {Displease}, and cf. {Displeasance}.]
Want of complacency or gratification; envious displeasure;
dislike. [Obs.] --Sir T. Browne.
 
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