English

Noun

outrecuidance ‎(uncountable)

1. (archaic) Presumption, arrogance, self-conceit.
   • 1819, Walter Scott, Ivanhoe:

     “It is full time,” said De Bracy, “that the outrecuidance of these peasants should be restrained by some striking example.”

   • 1897, Rudyard Kipling, .007:

     “But, with my constitution and temperament - my work lies in Boston - I find your outrecuidance -"

French

Etymology

From Old French, from outre + cuidier ‎(“think”), from Latin cogitare.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /utʁəkɥidɑ̃s/

Noun

outrecuidance f ‎(plural outrecuidances)

1. presumptuousness, impertinence