Etymology

outrecuidance

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Today it means: Presumption, arrogance, self-conceit. Full definition →

Old French outrecuidance ← Latin cogitare
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  1. Latin · derived fromcogitare
  2. Old French · derived fromoutrecuidance
  3. English todayoutrecuidance

From Old French outrecuidance (whence modern French outrecuidance), from outre + cuidier (“think”), from Latin cogitare.

Words from the same roots

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