English Explanatory Dictionary

hearsomeness

English dictionary entry

Meanings

noun
  1. Obedience; submission to authority.

Word forms

hearsomeness

Etymology

From Middle English hersumnesse, from Old English hīersumnes (“obedience”), equivalent to hearsome + -ness. Cognate with West Frisian hearsumens (“obedience”).

Related words

hearsome
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