Aldermost
adj
adj ·Rare ·Advanced level
Definitions
Adjective
- 1 Most of all. archaic, not-comparable
"So the king bade Thord bear forth the banner, but he himself followed the banner, and that company withal which he had chosen to be anigh him in the battle. And those men were the aldermost of daring and the best arrayed in his company."
Example
More examples"So the king bade Thord bear forth the banner, but he himself followed the banner, and that company withal which he had chosen to be anigh him in the battle. And those men were the aldermost of daring and the best arrayed in his company."
Etymology
From alder- + most.
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