Frequency \Fre"quen*cy\, n.; pl. Frequencies. [L. frequentia
numerous attendance, multitude: cf. F. fr['e]quence. See
Frequent.]
1. The condition of returning frequently; occurrence often
repeated; common occurence; 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.
Source: Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913)
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