Continence
Continence , noun
[French continence, Latin continentia. See Continent, and compare Countenance.]
1.
Self-restraint; self-command.
He knew what to say; he knew also, when to leave off, -- a continence which is practiced by few writers.
2.
The restraint which a person imposes upon his desires and passions; the act or power of refraining from indulgence of the sexual appetite, esp. from unlawful indulgence; sometimes, moderation in sexual indulgence.
If they [the unmarried and widows] have not continency, let them marry.
Chastity is either abstinence or continence: abstinence is that of virgins or widows; continence, that of married persons.
3.
Uninterrupted course; continuity. [Obsolete] — Ayliffe
Also: Continency