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Entry 2 senses Webster, 1913

Militancy

/mĭl'-ət-ən-sē/ · Mil·i·tan·cy · IPA /ˈmɪlɪtənsi/
01 n. The state of being militant; warfare.
  1. 1.
    The state of being militant; warfare.
  2. 2.
    A military spirit or system; militarism.