Fré'quen-cy, n.

n. [Lat. frequentia, Fr. fréquence, Sp. frecuencia, It. frequenza, frequenzia. See FREQUENT.] 1. The condition of returning frequently; occurrence oft repeated; as, the frequency of crimes; the frequency of miracles. The reasons that moved her to remove were, because Rome was a place of riot and luxury, her soul being almost stifled with the frequencies of ladies' visits. Fuller. 2. A crowd; a throng. [Obs.] B. Jonson.