ultroneity

English

Etymology

ultrone(ous) +‎ -ity, from Latin ultroneitas.

Noun

ultroneity (countable and uncountable, plural ultroneities)

1. (uncountable, archaic) The quality of being ultroneous.
   • 1851, James George Wood, The Law of Libel: a Treatise on the Forms of Judicial Procedure in the Courts of the Church of Scotland:

     […] but it is now held that the mere fact of the ultroneity of a witness, i.e. his offering his testimony without citation, is not of itself a barrier to his admissibility.

   • 1901, John Rankine, The Scots Revised Reports: Court of Session, Second Series:

     Notwithstanding that admonition, they do choose to answer; and, in so doing, they evince ultroneity to a degree that is highly suspicious.

2. (countable, archaic) Ultroneous behaviour.