CONTUMACY


Meaning of CONTUMACY in English

kən.ˈt(y)üməsē, (ˈ)kän.|t-, -si; ˈkäntəm-, -n.tyə-, -nchə- noun

( -es )

Etymology: Middle English contumacie, from Latin contumacia, from contumac-, contumax insubordinate (from com- + -tumax, from tumēre to swell, be proud) + -ia -y — more at thumb

1. : stubborn resistance to authority ; specifically : willful contempt of court

2. : refusal to comply

the contumacy of Frenchmen in stolidly remaining French — G.W.Johnson

Webster's New International English Dictionary.      Новый международный словарь английского языка Webster.