† ˈstoutessObs. In 5 stowtesse. [f. stout a. + -ess2.] Stoutness; courage; bravery. 1422Yonge tr.Secreta Secret, 180 To Speke wyth good Spirite and breth appartenyth to the hardy, for that tokenyth hardynesse of herte, grete takynge on, and Stowtesse.