latitancy noun3 •The act or state of lying hidden, or lurking.Latitancy, or the lying in wait of the ovum and spermatozoa for each other , has an important bearing on the question . — 1885 •Dormancy. •The act of withholding information in order to avoid justiciability.The allegation of a cuase for a writ of pone is a mere matter of form; as much so as the allegation of latitancy upon mesne process, or the affection of John Doe for the tenant in possession. — 1873
