in·tran·si·geance \ə̇n.ˈtran(t)səjən(t)s, -raan- also -ra(a)nzəj- sometimes ˌin.ˌtra(a)nˈsij(ē)ən(t)s or -ˈzi-\noun alsoin·tran·si·gean·cy\-nsē, -nsi\ (pluralintransigeanc·esalsointransigeancies) Etymology:intransigeance from French, from intransigeant, after French -ant: -ance; intransigeancy from intransigeant (II) + -cy : intransigence < assume attitudes of bohemian intransigeance toward society — Philip Rahv >