firmity

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noun

strength; firmness; stability

OriginLatin firmitas →
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Meanings

firmity1

nounfirmity (uncountable)
  1. obsoleteuncountablestrength; firmness; stability

    the firmity and ſledfaſtnes of the Church

    1586, William Perkins, A right godly and learned exposition, vpon the whole booke of Psalmes
    1 more example

    the strength and firmity of my assent must rise and fall together with the apparent credibility of the object

    1637, William Chillingworth, The Religion of Protestants

firmity2

nounfirmity (uncountable)
  1. obsoleteuncountableObsolete form of frumenty.

Origin

  1. Latinfirmitas
  2. Englishfirmity

Latin firmitas.

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Chicago

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