Pertinency

2 definitions found

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

  Pertinence \Per"ti*nence\, Pertinency \Per"ti*nen*cy\, n. [Cf.
     F. pertinence. See {Pertinent}.]
     The quality or state of being pertinent; justness of relation
     to the subject or matter in hand; fitness; appositeness;
     relevancy; suitableness.
     [1913 Webster]


  
           The fitness and pertinency of the apostle's discourse.
                                                    --Bentley.
     [1913 Webster]

From WordNet (r) 2.0 [wn]:

  pertinency
       n : relevance by virtue of being applicable to the matter at
           hand [syn: {applicability}, {pertinence}] [ant: {inapplicability}]