importunity

[ im-pawr-too-ni-tee, -tyoo- ]

/ ˌɪm pɔrˈtu nɪ ti, -ˈtyu- /

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noun, plural im·por·tu·ni·ties for 2.

the state or quality of being importunate; persistence in solicitation.

importunities, importunate solicitations or demands.

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Origin of importunity

1425–75; late Middle English importunite<Latin importūnitās.See importune, -ity

Bruce, however, sternly refused to disorder his array, but at last yielded to his importunity.
King Robert the Bruce|A. F. Murison
To give is to act; we do not suffer any pains by our liberality, nor by yielding to the importunity or necessity of postulants.
The 'Characters' of Jean de La Bruyre|Jean de La Bruyre
Meta was sure that Norman had known it the whole time, and he owned to having guessed it from Harry's importunity for the search.
The Daisy Chain|Charlotte Yonge
Cuthbert's importunity in the matter is clearly set forth in60 a deposition by Henry Johnson, one of Alleyn's tenants.
Shakespearean Playhouses|Joseph Quincy Adams

But this was almost certainly a bronze lamp in the form of a bird, which they produced to appease her importunity.
The Cradle of Mankind|W.A. Wigram