belligerency Meaning, Definition & Usage

  1. noun hostile or warlike attitude or nature
    belligerence.
  2. noun fighting; acts of overt warfare
    hostilities.
    • the outbreak of hostilities

WordNet

Bel*lig"er*ence, Bel*lig"er*en*cy noun (Also<
  • Belligerence
  • Belligerency
)
Definitions
  1. The quality of being belligerent; act or state of making war; warfare.

Webster 1913