Continency

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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]

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