INVETERACIES
Noun
inveteracies
plural of inveteracy
Source: Wiktionary
INVETERACY
In*vet"er*a*cy, n. Etym: [From Inveterate.]
1. Firm establishment by long continuance; firmness or deep-rooted
obstinacy of any quality or state acquired by time; as, the
inveteracy of custom, habit, or disease; -- usually in a bad sense;
as, the inveteracy of prejudice or of error.
An inveteracy of evil habits that will prompt him to contract more.
A. Tucker.
2. Malignity; spitefulness; virulency.
The rancor of pamphlets, the inveteracy of epigrams, an the
mortification of lampoons. Guardian.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition