Resistance intended to follow from French (8)
I believe the answer is:
defiance
'resistance' is the definition.
(defiance is a kind of resistance)
'intended to follow from french' is the wordplay.
'intended' becomes 'fiance' (I've seen this before).
'to follow' means one lot of letters go next to another.
'from french' becomes 'de' (French for 'from').
'fiance' put after 'de' is 'DEFIANCE'.
(Other definitions for defiance that I've seen before include "Refusal to obey" , "Resistance to authority" , "Disregard for authority" , "Aggressiveness" , "Bold disobedience" .)