contumace
French, noun/kɔ̃.ty.mas/
contumace is spelled C-O-N-T-U-M-A-C-E (9 letters) and appears about once in every 1 million words in written French, the 35,862nd most frequent French word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). Contumace is a French feminine noun meaning “contumacy (disobedience, resistance to authority)” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The French Wiktionary (Wiktionnaire) defines it as “Refus que fait un accusé de comparaître devant le tribunal où il est appelé”.
What does contumace mean in English?
noun
- 1
femininecontumacy (disobedience, resistance to authority)
noun
- 1
femininemasculineperson who refuses to obey authority
Source: English Wiktionary, French section, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0).
How French dictionaries define it
adjective: 1. Qui s’est soustrait par la fuite aux recherches de la justice et auquel on fait son procès sans qu’il ait comparu, sauf à le juger de nouveau s’il se présente en temps utile.
noun: 1. Refus que fait un accusé de comparaître devant le tribunal où il est appelé.
noun: 1. Accusé qui s’est soustrait à la justice.
The definition in the French Wiktionary (Wiktionnaire), in French.
Source: French Wiktionary (Wiktionnaire), dump of September 1, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org.
Forms of contumace
- contumaces plural
Source: English Wiktionary and French Wiktionary (Wiktionnaire) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026).
How do you pronounce contumace?
- /kɔ̃.ty.mas/
- \kɔ̃.ty.mas\
Sources: English Wiktionary, French Wiktionary (Wiktionnaire) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026); recordings from Wikimedia Commons.
English words that translate to contumace
Source: the translation tables of the English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026.
How common is contumace in French?
contumace appears about once in every 1 million words in written French.
Source: written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).