De-gĕn'er-a-cy, n.

n. [From degenerate, a., q. v.]

1. The act of becoming degenerate or inferior in kind; a growing worse. “Willful degeneracy from goodness.” Tillotson.
2. The state of having become degenerate; decay; loss of goodness; deterioration; meanness. “Degeneracy of spirit in a state of slavery.” Addison. “To recover mankind out of their universal corruption and degeneracy.” Clarke.