Obs. rare1. [ad. L. *labascentia, noun of state f. labascĕre to totter: see -ENCY.] Tottering state or condition.
a. 1657. R. Loveday, Lett. (1663), 174. He that can take commission from his own sloth, to let fall the thred of a friendly intercourse, betrayes a labascency and a languor in his amicable resentments.