pertinacyn.

Brit.

/ˈpəːtᵻnəsi/, U.S.

/ˈpərtn̩əsi/

Forms: Middle English pertenacie, Middle English pertynacy, Middle English pretynacy (transmission error), Middle English–1600s pertinacie, 1500s pertinacye, 1600s– pertinacy; also Scottish pre-1700 pertinacie, pre-1700 pertinnacie.

Origin: Of multiple origins. Partly a borrowing from French. Partly a borrowing from Latin. Etymons: French pertinatie; Latin pertinācia.

Etymology: < Anglo-Norman pertinatie (14th cent. or earlier; compare Middle French pertinace (a1525)) and its etymon classical Latin pertinācia obstinacy, stubbornness, persistence < pertināc- , pertināx pertinace adj. + -ia -y suffix³. Compare Old Occitan pertinacia (c1350 or earlier), Catalan pertinàcia (1399 or earlier), Spanish pertinacia (c1380), Portuguese pertinácia (16th cent.; earlier as †pertinatia (15th cent.)), Italian pertinacia (14th cent.). Compare pertinacity n.

Now rare.

= pertinacity n.

ΘΚΠ

the mind > will > decision > obstinacy or stubbornness > [noun]

obstination?1387

pertinacyc1390

obstinacya1393

thronessa1400

stubbornnessc1440

obstinance?a1475

durenessc1480

pertinacity?1504

stomacha1513

stiffness1526

tenacity1526

persistence1546

obstacleness1548

obstinateness1561

stiffneckedness1570

self-mindedness1574

intractability1579

persistency1600

obstinancy1614

contumacy1619

stomachfulness1621

tenaciousness1642

pertinaciousness1651

irresignation1657

peremptoriness1747

mulishness1763

strongheadedness1793

dourness1794

unmovableness1818

stoutheartedness1826

bullet-headednessa1849

stalwartism1879

camelishness1883

thick and thin1884

stupidity1886

jusqu'auboutisme1917

die-hardism1922

obstinative-

c1390 G. Chaucer Parson's Tale 404 Pertinacie [v.r. Pertynacy] is whan a man deffendeth his folye and trusteth to muche to his owene wit.

a1500 (a1450) tr. Secreta Secret. (Ashm. 396) (1977) 34 (MED) Pretynacy engendreth wrathe.

1587 W. Harrison Hist. Descr. Iland Brit. (new ed.) ii. i. 135/2 in Holinshed's Chron. (new ed.) I In cases of heresie, pertinacie, contempt, and such like.

1607 B. Jonson Volpone iv. vi. sig. K4 My breeding Is not so course..To offend With pertinacy.

1686 J. Goad Astro-meteorologica ii. iii. 192 Justifying it self by the Pertinacy of the Constitution throughout all the Term.

1751 Affecting Narr. H.M.S. Wager 96 Reflecting on..the Disgrace arising to himself, by his Ignorance and Pertinacy.

1788 G. Hadley New & Compl. Hist. Kingston-upon-Hull 145 With a foolish pertinacy..did this infuriated Monarch, endeavour to persuade the people, that the kingdom was threatened with an invasion by the Scots.

1850 Times 9 Sept. 7/2 They seem..to adhere with undue pertinacy to antiquated customs.

1873 Manufacturer & Builder Dec. 278/3 The six day theory was adhered to with pertinacy.

1975 Internat. Jrnl. Afr. Hist. Stud. 8 (Suppl. A) 37 Las Casas's pertinacy and agitation in the Americas and Spain led to a clash of ideas with Juan Gines de Sepulveda.

1996 P. D. G. Thomas John Wilkes i. 6 Displaying the pertinacy that was to characterize his political career.

This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, December 2005; most recently modified version published online March 2022).

单词	pertinacy
释义	pertinacyn. Brit. /ˈpəːtᵻnəsi/, U.S. /ˈpərtn̩əsi/ Forms: Middle English pertenacie, Middle English pertynacy, Middle English pretynacy (transmission error), Middle English–1600s pertinacie, 1500s pertinacye, 1600s– pertinacy; also Scottish pre-1700 pertinacie, pre-1700 pertinnacie. Origin: Of multiple origins. Partly a borrowing from French. Partly a borrowing from Latin. Etymons: French pertinatie; Latin pertinācia. Etymology: < Anglo-Norman pertinatie (14th cent. or earlier; compare Middle French pertinace (a1525)) and its etymon classical Latin pertinācia obstinacy, stubbornness, persistence < pertināc- , pertināx pertinace adj. + -ia -y suffix³. Compare Old Occitan pertinacia (c1350 or earlier), Catalan pertinàcia (1399 or earlier), Spanish pertinacia (c1380), Portuguese pertinácia (16th cent.; earlier as †pertinatia (15th cent.)), Italian pertinacia (14th cent.). Compare pertinacity n. Now rare. = pertinacity n. ΘΚΠ the mind > will > decision > obstinacy or stubbornness > [noun] obstination?1387 pertinacyc1390 obstinacya1393 thronessa1400 stubbornnessc1440 obstinance?a1475 durenessc1480 pertinacity?1504 stomacha1513 stiffness1526 tenacity1526 persistence1546 obstacleness1548 obstinateness1561 stiffneckedness1570 self-mindedness1574 intractability1579 persistency1600 obstinancy1614 contumacy1619 stomachfulness1621 tenaciousness1642 pertinaciousness1651 irresignation1657 peremptoriness1747 mulishness1763 strongheadedness1793 dourness1794 unmovableness1818 stoutheartedness1826 bullet-headednessa1849 stalwartism1879 camelishness1883 thick and thin1884 stupidity1886 jusqu'auboutisme1917 die-hardism1922 obstinative- c1390 G. Chaucer Parson's Tale 404 Pertinacie [v.r. Pertynacy] is whan a man deffendeth his folye and trusteth to muche to his owene wit. a1500 (a1450) tr. Secreta Secret. (Ashm. 396) (1977) 34 (MED) Pretynacy engendreth wrathe. 1587 W. Harrison Hist. Descr. Iland Brit. (new ed.) ii. i. 135/2 in Holinshed's Chron. (new ed.) I In cases of heresie, pertinacie, contempt, and such like. 1607 B. Jonson Volpone iv. vi. sig. K4 My breeding Is not so course..To offend With pertinacy. 1686 J. Goad Astro-meteorologica ii. iii. 192 Justifying it self by the Pertinacy of the Constitution throughout all the Term. 1751 Affecting Narr. H.M.S. Wager 96 Reflecting on..the Disgrace arising to himself, by his Ignorance and Pertinacy. 1788 G. Hadley New & Compl. Hist. Kingston-upon-Hull 145 With a foolish pertinacy..did this infuriated Monarch, endeavour to persuade the people, that the kingdom was threatened with an invasion by the Scots. 1850 Times 9 Sept. 7/2 They seem..to adhere with undue pertinacy to antiquated customs. 1873 Manufacturer & Builder Dec. 278/3 The six day theory was adhered to with pertinacy. 1975 Internat. Jrnl. Afr. Hist. Stud. 8 (Suppl. A) 37 Las Casas's pertinacy and agitation in the Americas and Spain led to a clash of ideas with Juan Gines de Sepulveda. 1996 P. D. G. Thomas John Wilkes i. 6 Displaying the pertinacy that was to characterize his political career. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, December 2005; most recently modified version published online March 2022). < n.c1390
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