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Entry 1 sense Webster, 1913

Renitence

/(r?-n?"tens)/ · Re·ni·tence · IPA
01 n. The state or quality of being renitent; resistance; reluctance.
  1. 1.
    The state or quality of being renitent; resistance; reluctance.
    “We find a renitency in ourselves to ascribe life and irritability to the cold and motionless fibers of plants.” — E. Darwin.