relevancy

1. One that is relevant.
2. Relevance; pertinence.

noun

The fact of being related to the matter at hand: applicability, application, appositeness, bearing, concernment, germaneness, materiality, pertinence, pertinency, relevance. See relevant/irrelevant.

The tendency of a fact offered as evidence in a lawsuit to prove or disprove the truth of a point in issue.

A fact offered as evidence must bear a logical relationship to a point in issue for the court to permit its admission as evidence. In addition to such relevancy, evidence must also be material; it must strongly establish the truth or falsity of a point in issue if it is to be used as proof of a particular issue.

Tutor's tip: This word was used in the 2006 Scripps National Spelling Bee finals.

The noun has one meaning:

Meaning #1: the relation of something to the matter at hand
  Synonym: relevance