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surgeoncy (plural surgeoncies)

(now chiefly India) The office or employment of a surgeon, either in the naval or military service, or in a hospital as a resident or house officer.
Before she is able to have her own practice, she has to complete her house surgeoncy.
- 1768, Ignatius Sancho, letter to Mr. J—W—E., in Letters of the Late Ignatius Sancho, London: J. Nichols, 3rd edition, 1784, pp. 4-5,^[1]
  […] his abilities, address, good nature, and good sense, have got him a surgeoncy in the batalion of guards, which is reckoned a very good thing.

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 ===Etymology===
-{{suffix|surgeon|cy}}
+From {{suffix|en|surgeon|cy}}.
+===Pronunciation===
+* {{IPA|en|/ˈsɝ.d͡ʒən.si/|a=US}}
+* {{rhymes|en|ɜː(ɹ)dʒənsi|s=3}}
 ===Noun===
-{{en-noun|surgeoncies}}
+{{en-noun}}
-# The office or employment of a [[surgeon]], as in the [[naval]] or [[military]] service.
+# {{lb|en|now|chiefly|India}} The office or employment of a [[surgeon]], either in the [[naval]] or [[military]] service, or in a [[hospital]] as a [[resident]] or [[house officer]].
+#: {{ux|en|Before she is able to have her own practice, she has to complete her house '''surgeoncy'''.}}
+#* '''1768''', {{w|Ignatius Sancho}}, letter to Mr. J—W—E., in ''Letters of the Late Ignatius Sancho,'' London: J. Nichols, 3rd edition, 1784, pp.{{nbsp}}4-5,<sup>[https://archive.org/details/lettersoflateign00sanc_0/page/4]</sup>
+#*: {{...}} his abilities, address, good nature, and good sense, have got him a '''surgeoncy''' in the batalion of guards, which is reckoned a very good thing.
+====See also====
-{{Webster 1913}}
+* {{l|en|housemanship}}
+* {{l|en|residency}}