pertinacy

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English

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Etymology 1

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From Latin pertinacia, from pertinax. See pertinacious.

Noun

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pertinacy (usually uncountable, plural pertinacies)

  1. Obsolete form of pertinacity.

Etymology 2

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From Latin pertinere.

Noun

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pertinacy (uncountable)

  1. The quality or state of being pertinent; pertinence.
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