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English
Etymology
From Old French outrecuidance (whence modern French outrecuidance), from outre + cuidier (“think”), from Latin cogitare.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /uːtəˈkwiːdəns/ (or as French, below)
Noun
outrecuidance (uncountable)
- (archaic) Presumption, arrogance, self-conceit.
1819, Walter Scott, Ivanhoe:“It is full time,” said De Bracy, “that the outrecuidance of these peasants should be restrained by some striking example.”
1897, Rudyard Kipling, .007:“But, with my constitution and temperament - my work lies in Boston - I find your outrecuidance -"
French
Etymology
From Old French, from outre + cuidier (“think”), from Latin cogitare.
Pronunciation
Noun
outrecuidance f (plural outrecuidances)
- presumptuousness, impertinence
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