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tendency (n.)
1620s, from Medieval Latin
tendentia
"inclination, leaning," from Latin
tendens
, present participle of
tendere
"to stretch, extend, aim" (see
tenet
). Earlier in same sense was
tendaunce
(mid-15c.), from Old French
tendance
.
