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English
Noun
imperence (countable and uncountable, plural imperences)
- (colloquial, archaic) impertinence
1836 March – 1837 October, Charles Dickens, “(please specify the chapter name)”, in The Posthumous Papers of the Pickwick Club, London: Chapman and Hall, , published 1837, →OCLC:'Don't go away, Mary,' said the black-eyed man. 'Let me alone, imperence,' said the young lady.
1897, Richard Marsh, The Beetle:I don’t want none of your imperence, young man. I’ve seen you before, — you’ve been hanging about here the whole day long!
1852, William Thackeray, Men's Wives:"Augustus, show this imperence to the door; and if he tries to come in again, call a policeman: do you hear?"