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† ˈconstantness Obs.
[f. as prec. + -ness.]
The quality of being constant, constancy; steadfastness, firmness, fortitude; fidelity.
1530Palsgr. 208 Constantnesse, constance. 1571Golding Calvin on Ps. iii. 5 To encourage all godly folke to the like constantnesse. 1581Mulcaster Positions xliii. (1887) 280 For constantnesse to be an ancker for leuitie to ride at. 1651Walton in Reliq. Wotton. (1672) 138 That requires Validity of Body or Constantness of Mind. |