steadfastness

Etymology

From Middle English stedfastnesse, stedefastnesse, from Old English stedefæstnes (“steadfastness”), equivalent to steadfast + -ness.

noun

  1. Loyalty in the face of trouble and difficulty.
  2. Steadfast resolution.

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