What Renitence Means
ren·i·tent (rn-tnt, r-ntnt)
adj.
1. Resistant to physical pressure; not pliant.
2. Reluctant to yield or be swayed; recalcitrant.
[Latin rentns, rentent-, present participle of rent, to resist : re-, re- + nt, to press forward.]
reni·tence, reni·ten·cy n.