Continency

• HYPHEN: con=ti=nen=cy

CIDE DICTIONARY

Continency, n. [F. continence, L. continentia. See Continent, and cf. Countenance.].

•  Self-restraint; self-command.  [1913 Webster]

  "He knew what to say; he knew also, when to leave off, -- a continence which is practiced by few writers."  [1913 Webster]
•  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.  [1913 Webster]

  "If they [the unmarried and widows] have not continency, let them marry."  [1913 Webster]

  "Chastity is either abstinence or continence: abstinence is that of virgins or widows; continence, that of married persons."  [1913 Webster]
•  Uninterrupted course; continuity.  Ayliffe.  [1913 Webster]