Decadency

2 definitions found

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

  Decadence \De*ca"dence\, Decadency \De*ca"den*cy\, n. [LL.
     decadentia; L. de- + cadere to fall: cf. F. d['e]cadence. See
     {Decay}.]
     A falling away; decay; deterioration; declension. "The old
     castle, where the family lived in their decadence." --Sir W.
     Scott.


     [1913 Webster]

From WordNet (r) 2.0 [wn]:

  decadency
       n : the state of being degenerate in mental or moral qualities
           [syn: {degeneracy}, {degeneration}, {decadence}]