Etymology

chasteness

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Today it means: The state of being chaste; chastity Full definition →

Middle English chastnesse
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  1. Middle English · inherited fromchastnesse
  2. English todaychasteness

From Middle English chastnesse; equivalent to chaste + -ness.

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