discommodity

English

Etymology

From dis- +‎ commodity.

Noun

discommodity (countable and uncountable, plural discommodities)

  1. (archaic) Disadvantage or inconvenience.
    • 1559, Henry Cornelius Agrippa, translated by Robert Turner, Fourth Book of Occult Philosophy, Of Geomancy:
      Albus in the twelfth House denoteth vile, impotent, and rustical enemies; sheweth such as are in prison shall not escape, and signifies a great many and various troubles and discommodities of ones life.
    • 1609-1613, Thomas Bodley, The Life of Sir Thomas Bodley, Chapter 2:
      At these prescribed Hours he shall also cause to be rung the Warning-Bell of his Ingress and Egress, that Men may shun the Discommodities of repairing thither oversoon, or abiding there too long, which the Difference of Clocks may occasion very often, to the Prejudice and Hindrance of himself as well as others.
    • 1625, Francis [Bacon], “Of Usurie. XLI.”, in The Essayes […], 3rd edition, London: […] Iohn Haviland for Hanna Barret, →OCLC, page 240:
      The Diſcommodities of Vſury are: Firſt, that it makes fevver Merchants. For vvere it not, for this Lazie Trade of Vſury, Money vvould not lie ſtill, but vvould, in great Part, be Imployed vpon Merchandizing; VVhich is the Vena Porta of VVealth in a State.
    • 1625, Francis [Bacon], “Of Building. XLV.”, in The Essayes […], 3rd edition, London: […] Iohn Haviland for Hanna Barret, →OCLC, page 258:
      Too neare the Sea, too remote, Hauing the Commoditie of Nauigable Riuers, or the diſcommoditie of their Ouerflovving; […]

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