Found 2 items, similar to belligerency.
English → English (WordNet) Definition: belligerency belligerency n 1: hostile or warlike attitude or nature [syn: belligerence] 2: acts of overt warfare; “the outbreak of hostilities” [syn: hostility]
English → English (gcide) Definition: Belligerency Belligerence \Bel*lig"er*ence\, Belligerency \Bel*lig"er*en*cy\, n. The quality of being belligerent. [1913 Webster] 2. the act or state of being engaged in war or a warlike conflict; warfare. Syn: hostilities. [WordNet 1.5] 3. an aggressively hostile or warlike attitude or nature; a readiness to fight or offend, with little or no provocation. [WordNet 1.5 +PJC]