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obstinance rare.|ˈɒbstɪnəns|
[ad. med.L. obstināntia (Du Cange) f. obstinānt-em: see obstinant and -ance.]
Stubborn or self-willed persistence; obstinacy.
1432–50tr. Higden (Rolls) VII. 371 [He] was correcte and reprovede moche of an holy man, Wilsius by name, for his obstinaunce or obstinacion. c1489Plumpton Corr. (Camden) 60 And he will not, I intend to shew his obstynance to the King. 1893C. T. Lusted Stud., Poets 33 [He] called me a fool for my obstinance. |