Definitions

from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition.

  • suffix State; condition; quality.
  • suffix Rank; office.

Etymologies

from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 4th Edition

[Middle English -cie, from Old French -cie, -tie, from Latin -cia, -tia and Greek -kiā, -keia, -tiā, -teia.]

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