renitence

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renitence - Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 :

  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.
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           We find a renitency in ourselves to ascribe life and
           irritability to the cold and motionless fibers of
           plants.                                  --E. Darwin.
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