[ ˌkɒntjʊ'meɪʃəs ]
■ adjective archaic or Law stubbornly or wilfully disobedient to authority.
Derivatives
~ly adverb
contumacy noun
Origin
C16: from L. contumax , contumac- (perh. from con- 'with' + tumere 'to swell') + -ious .
[ ˌkɒntjʊ'meɪʃəs ]
■ adjective archaic or Law stubbornly or wilfully disobedient to authority.
Derivatives
~ly adverb
contumacy noun
Origin
C16: from L. contumax , contumac- (perh. from con- 'with' + tumere 'to swell') + -ious .
Concise Oxford English vocab. Сжатый оксфордский словарь английского языка. 2004