Belligerency

2 definitions found

From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]:

  Belligerence \Bel*lig"er*ence\, Belligerency \Bel*lig"er*en*cy\,
     n.
     The quality of being belligerent.
     [1913 Webster]
  
     2. the act or state of being engaged in war or a warlike


        conflict; warfare.
  
     Syn: hostilities.
          [WordNet 1.5]
  
     3. an aggressively hostile or warlike attitude or nature; a
        readiness to fight or offend, with little or no
        provocation.
        [WordNet 1.5 +PJC]

From WordNet (r) 2.0 [wn]:

  belligerency
       n 1: hostile or warlike attitude or nature [syn: {belligerence}]
       2: acts of overt warfare; "the outbreak of hostilities" [syn: {hostility}]