Etymology

recalcitrance

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Today it means: The state of being recalcitrant. Full definition →

French récalcitrance
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  1. French · derived fromrécalcitrance
  2. English todayrecalcitrance

In use since at least 1856 (Webster's Ninth New Collegiate Dictionary, published 1985). From French récalcitrance.

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