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Pertinacy

Pertinacy \Per"ti*na*cy\, n. [L. pertinere to pertain. See Pertinence.] The quality or state of being pertinent; pertinence. [Obs.]

Pertinacy

Pertinacy \Per"ti*na*cy\, n. [L. pertinacia, fr. pertinax. See Pertinacious.] Pertinacity. [Obs.]
--Chaucer.

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pertinacy

Etymology 1 n. (obsolete form of pertinacity English) Etymology 2

n. The quality or state of being pertinent; pertinence.