contumace
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French[edit]
Noun[edit]
contumace m or f (uncountable)
- contumacy (disobedience, resistance to authority)
Related terms[edit]
Further reading[edit]
- “contumace” in Trésor de la langue française informatisé (The Digitized Treasury of the French Language).
Italian[edit]
Etymology[edit]
From Latin contumāx (“stubborn, obstinate”). Cognate with Spanish contumaz, Portuguese contumaz, English contumacious.
Adjective[edit]
contumace (masculine and feminine plural contumaci)