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sistentia

sistentia [CL sistens pr. ppl. of sistere+-ia] 1 act of standing firm, resistance. a1519 ex fluore et constancia, ex lubricitate et ~ia — hoc est, ex materia et forma — singula quaeque quae sunt, extant Colet Ep. 169. 2 ‘chase’ (of tennis). chase of tenyys pley or oder lyke, ~ia ‥ obstaculum ‥ obiculum PP.

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