English Explanatory Dictionary

stedfastness

English dictionary entry

Meanings

noun
  1. Obsolete form of steadfastness.

Word forms

stedfastness

Etymology

From Middle English stedfastnes, stedfastnesse (“firmness of purpose; fortitude; loyalty, fidelity; strength, boldness, courage”), from Old English stedefæstnes (“constancy”); equivalent to stedfast + -ness.

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