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