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vagrancy

noun · 2 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot

Definitions and examples are grouped by meaning. Pronunciation, history, word forms, translations, descendants, synonyms, antonyms, derived terms, and related words appear whenever the source provides them.

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Pronunciation

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  • /ˈveɪɡɹənsɪ/
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  • CMU ARPABET: V EY1 G R AH0 N S IY0 Digits mark lexical stress: 1 primary, 2 secondary, 0 unstressed.

1

noun

Meaning 1

the state of being a vagrant

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: countable, uncountable

Examples

  • The city introduced new laws dealing with vagrancy.
  • He was arrested on charges of vagrancy.
  • vagrancy laws
  • charge of vagrancy
  • combat vagrancy

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

2

noun

Meaning 2

the state of wandering from place to place; having no permanent home or means of livelihood

Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0

No example sentence was provided for this meaning.

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

Broader terms: homelessness

History

Etymology

From vagrant + -cy.

Across languages

Translations

15 source translations are retained for this English entry.

  • Bulgarian: скитничество (skitničestvo) — being a vagrant
  • Dutch: landloperij — being a vagrant
  • French: vagabondage — being a vagrant
  • Georgian: მაწანწალობა (mac̣anc̣aloba) — being a vagrant
  • Georgian: ხეტიალი (xeṭiali) — being a vagrant
  • German: Landstreicherei — being a vagrant
  • Greek: αλητεία (aliteía) — being a vagrant
  • Hungarian: csavargás — being a vagrant
  • Irish: fánaíocht — being a vagrant
  • Polish: włóczęgostwo — being a vagrant
  • Polish: żebractwo — being a vagrant
  • Portuguese: andarilhagem — being a vagrant
  • Portuguese: vagabundagem — being a vagrant
  • Russian: бродяжничество (brodjažničestvo) — being a vagrant
  • Swedish: lösdriveri — being a vagrant