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Noun

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worthynesse (countable and uncountable, plural worthynesses)

  1. Obsolete spelling of worthiness.
    • 1570, Margaret Ascham, Roger Ascham, The Scholemaster, foreword:
      I could not finde any man for whose name this booke was more agreable for hope [of] protection, more mete for submission to iudgement, nor more due for respect of worthynesse of your part and thankefulnesse of my husbandes and myne.

Middle English

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Alternative forms

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Etymology

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worthy +‎ -nesse

Noun

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worthynesse

  1. worthiness

Descendants

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  • English: worthiness
  • Scots: worthynes, worthines