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Surquedry

Surquedry \Sur"que*dry\, Surquidry \Sur"qui*dry\, n. [OF. surcuidier to presume; sur over + cuidier to think, L. cogitare. See Sur-, and Cogitate.] Overweening pride; arrogance; presumption; insolence. [Obs.]
--Chaucer.

Then pay you the price of your surquedry.
--Spenser.

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surquedry

n. (context obsolete English) Overweening pride; arrogance.

Usage examples of "surquedry".

But now each of these nonchalant theurgies appeared ominous to Linden, suggestive of peril and surquedry.