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contumace

/kɔ̃.ty.mas/

noun, feminine/kɔ̃.ty.mas/

contumace is feminine in French.

contumacy (disobedience, resistance to authority)

Borrowed from Latin contumācia (“stubbornness, obstinacy”).

noun, masculine/feminine/kɔ̃.ty.mas/plural: contumaces

contumace is masculine or feminine depending on context in French.

person who refuses to obey authority

Borrowed from Latin contumāx (“stubborn, obstinate”).