to bid defiance
Webster's Dictionary (GCIDE)
Defiance \De*fi"ance\, n. [OF. defiance, desfiance, challenge, fr. desfier to challenge, F. d['e]fier. See Defy.]
1.The act of defying, putting in opposition, or provoking to combat; a challenge; a provocation; a summons to combat. [1913 Webster]
A war without a just defiance made.— Dryden.[1913 Webster]
Stood for her cause, and flung defiance down.— Tennyson.[1913 Webster]
2.A state of opposition; willingness to flight; disposition to resist; contempt of opposition. [1913 Webster]
He breathed defiance to my ears.— Shak.[1913 Webster]
3.A casting aside; renunciation; rejection. [Obs.] "Defiance to thy kindness." --Ford. [1913 Webster]
To bid defiance, To set at defiance, to defy; to disregard recklessly or contemptuously. --Locke. [1913 Webster]