PERVICACY

Etymology

Noun

pervicacy (uncountable)

(obsolete) Pervicacity; stubbornness. [16th–18th c.]

Source: Wiktionary


Per"vi*ca*cy, n. Etym: [L. pervicacia.]

Definition: Pervicacity. [Obs.]

Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition



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