# clandestinity

> English word · Noun

## Definitions
1. The quality or state of being clandestine.
2. A diriment impediment in the canon law of the Roman Catholic Church, requiring the presence of witnesses to the marriage vows, one of whom must be a priest or a deacon.

## Etymology
From clandestine + -ity, borrowed from Latin clandestinitas (“illegality, clandestiness, underground life”).

## Source
Compiled from Wiktionary via kaikki.org (CC BY-SA). Data vintage: 2026-05-06.
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