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Pertinacité, -ie, n. Also: pertinessité. e.m.E. pertynacite (1504), pertinacitie (1570–76), F. pertinacité (1419 in Godef.).] Stubborn persistence in an opinion or belief; perverse obstinacy, as in a bad cause. — 1490 Irland Mir. I. 117/14.
Than thai … in a part had hunt and schame of thare pertinacite 1531 Bell. Boece (M) I. 230.
Knawing quhat dammage wes cumin to athir pepill be suddane pertinacite of imprudent pepill [etc.] 1550 Reg. Privy S. IV. 153/1.
For his tenascite and pertinessite in halding of oppynionis concerning the faith contrare the tenor of actis of parliament 1562 Q. Kennedy Ressoning ii.
I … prase God with all my hart for his [Knox's] induretnes and pertinacitie 1563-1570 Buch. Wr. 15.
That gud ordre be kepit in disputing … without dinrie or pertinacite in contention