Liberal Dictionary English Dictionary
noun, plural hes·i·tan·cies
- hesitation; indecision or disinclination.
1610s, from Latin haesitantia “action of stammering,” from haesitantem (nominative haesitans) “stammering,” present participle of haesitare (see hesitation).
n.
- An involuntary delay or inability in starting the urinary stream.