pertinency

pertinency

English

Etymology

From Latin pertinere

Noun

pertinency (usually uncountable, plural pertinencies)

1. The quality of being pertinent to the matter at hand; relevance.
   • Bentley

     The fitness and pertinency of the apostle's discourse.

2. (countable, dated) Something that is relevant to the matter at hand.
   • 1902, Chemical, Metallurgical, and Mining Society of South Africa, ‎Proceedings (volume 3, page 450)

     We note the following pertinencies […]