Etymology

hearsomeness

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Today it means: Obedience; submission to authority. Full definition →

Middle English hersumnesse ← Old English hīersumnes
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  1. Old English · inherited fromhīersumnes“obedience”
  2. Middle English · inherited fromhersumnesse
  3. English todayhearsomeness

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

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