De‐gen″er‐a‐cy (?), n. [From Degenerate, a.] 1. The act of becoming degenerate; a growing worse.
Willful degeneracy from goodness. Tillotson.
2. The state of having become degenerate; decline in good qualities; deterioration; meanness.
Degeneracy of spirit in a state of slavery. Addison.
To recover mankind out of their universal corruption and degeneracy. S. Clarke.