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Webster 1913 Edition

Pertinacy

Per′ti-na-cy

,
Noun.
[L.
pertinere
to pertain. See
Pertinence
.]
The quality or state of being pertinent; pertinence.
[Obs.]

Per′ti-na-cy

,
Noun.
[L.
pertinacia
, fr.
pertinax
. See
Pertinacious
.]
Pertinacity.
[Obs.]
Chaucer.

Webster 1828 Edition

Pertinacy

PER'TINACY

,
Noun.
[supra.] Obstinacy; stubbornness; persistency; resolution; steadiness. [Little used.]

Definition 2024

pertinacy

pertinacy

English

Noun

pertinacy ‎(uncountable)

  1. Obsolete form of pertinacity.
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Etymology 2

Latin pertinere

Noun

pertinacy ‎(uncountable)

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

Etymology

Latin pertinacia, from pertinax. See pertinacious.

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