(definition) by Webster 1913 Wed Dec 22 1999 at 1:56:20

Per`ti*nac"i*ty (?), n. [Cf. F. pertinacit'e.]

The quality or state of being pertinacious; obstinacy; perseverance; persistency.

Macaulay.

Syn. -- See Obstinacy.

 

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