hardiment

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See also: hardîment

English

Etymology

From Old French hardiment, from hardi.

Pronunciation

Noun

hardiment (countable and uncountable, plural hardiments)

  1. (archaic) Bravery, courage.

Anagrams

French

Etymology

From hardi +‎ -ment.

Pronunciation

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Adverb

hardiment

  1. boldly; daringly

Further reading

Old French

Noun

hardiment oblique singularm (oblique plural hardimenz or hardimentz, nominative singular hardimenz or hardimentz, nominative plural hardiment)

  1. bravery; courage
    • c. 1155, Wace, Le Roman de Brut:
      La paor entroublierent
      et lor hardiment recovrerent.
      they forgot their fear,
      and rediscovered their courage.

Descendants

  • English: hardiment