Importunity
[im-pawr-too-ni-tee, -tyoo-] /ˌɪm pɔrˈtu nɪ ti, -ˈtyu-/
noun, plural importunities for 2.
1.
the state or quality of being ; persistence in solicitation.
2.
importunities, solicitations or demands.
n.
early 15c., “persistence, insistence; over-eagerness,” from Middle French importunité (14c.), from Latin importunitatem (nominative importunitas) “unsuitableness; unmannerliness, incivility,” from importunus “unfit, troublesome” (see importune).
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