certes
Americanadverb
adverb
Etymology
Origin of certes
1200–50; Middle English < Old French phrase a certes < Latin *ā certīs, literally, from sure (things); see a- 4, certain
Example Sentences
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Never has tumbler done such a feat, and, certes, it is not bad.
From Aucassin & Nicolette And Other Mediaeval Romances and Legends by Mason, Eugene
Oh! certes, France is a gay and a pleasing land.
From Blackwood's Edinburgh Magazine, Volume 60, No. 372, October 1846 by Various
"No, certes, that will I not, sir priest," saith he.
From Tales from the Old French by Various
The knight loved it much, and certes, he would not part with it for any treasure; long had the folk of that land seen it in his possession.
From Tales from the Old French by Various
"Dans l'opinion du peuple pour qui ces liyres ont ete ecrits le point capital et essentiel n'est certes pas la narration historiquc, mais bien la legislation et l'idification religieuse."
From Creed And Deed A Series of Discourses by Adler, Felix
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