English Dictionary: Renitence | by the DICT Development Group |
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From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]: | |
Renitence \Re*ni"tence\ (r?-n?"tens), Renitency \Re*ni"ten*cy\ (-te-s?), n. [Cf. F. r[82]nitence.] The state or quality of being renitent; resistance; reluctance. --Sterne. We find a renitency in ourselves to ascribe life and irritability to the cold and motionless fibers of plants. --E. Darwin. |