Noah Webster Dictionary (1913 edition): Continency

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Noah Webster Dictionary (1913 edition): Continency


Subjects in this Topic:

(1):

(n.) Self-restraint; self-command.

(2):

(n.) The restraint which a person imposes upon his desires and passions; the act or power of refraining from indulgence of the sexual appetite, esp. from unlawful indulgence; sometimes, moderation in sexual indulgence.

(3):

(n.) Uninterrupted course; continuity.