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Webster 1913 Edition

Obstancy

Ob′stan-cy

,

Noun.

[L.

obstantia

, fr.

obstans

, p. pr. of

obstare

. See

.]

Opposition; impediment; obstruction.

[Obs.]

B. Jonson.

Webster 1828 Edition

Obstancy

OB'STANCY

,

Noun.

[L. obstantia; ob and sto.] Opposition; impediment; obstruction. [Not used.]

Definition 2024

obstancy

obstancy

English

Noun

obstancy ‎(plural obstancies)

(obsolete) opposition; impediment; obstruction
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