hardiment

American  

[hahr-dee-muhnt] / ˈhɑr di mənt /

noun

Archaic.

1. hardihood.

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Etymology

Origin of hardiment

1325–75; Middle English < Old French; see hardy ¹, -ment

Example Sentences

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hardiment

"Damsel, right glad may the knight be that by his valour and his hardiment shall destroy so many evil folk!"

From The High History of the Holy Graal by Evans, Sebastian

And none of them all lived in his knighthood but twelve years, and they all died in arms for their great hardiment in setting forward of the Law that was made new.

From The High History of the Holy Graal by Evans, Sebastian

And as they forward went,      They spyde a knight faire pricking on the plaine, 8 As if he were on some aduenture bent,    And in his port appeared manly hardiment.

From The Faerie Queene — Volume 01 by Spenser, Edmund

Who wins the chance200 Shall yield Achaia service, and himself Serve also, if successful he escape This brunt of hostile hardiment severe.

From The Iliad of Homer Translated into English Blank Verse by William Cowper by Cowper, William

Sir," saith she, "Of his deeds well deserved he to be known, for by his great valour and hardiment came he by his death, and he had to name Alein of Escavalon.

From The High History of the Holy Graal by Evans, Sebastian