CONTUMACY

PRONUNCIATION: (KON-too/tyoo-muh-see)

MEANING: noun: Stubborn rebelliousness or insubordination.

ETYMOLOGY: From Latin contumacia, from contumax (insolent). Earliest documented use: 1386.
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COSTUMACY - a Masquerade Ball

CON TO MACY - what Gimbels' scheme looked like to his competitor

CONTAMACY - spoiling with germs