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Definitions

Noun

1. 1
   Arrogance. archaic, countable, uncountable

   "Were it not a sottish arrogancie, that wee should thinke our selves to be the perfectest thing of this Universe?"

Example

More examples

"When wealth and honours lead to arrogancy, this brings its evil on itself."

Etymology

From Latin arrogāntia.

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