Cowardness

noun

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Noun
  1. 1
    Synonym of cowardice. obsolete, uncountable

    "Bycauſe they beleue, yf annye man be fearefull and faynte harted of nature, he wyll not onelye doo no manfull and hardye act hym ſelfe, but alſo by occaſyon of cowardenes to hys fellowes."

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cowardice

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"Bycauſe they beleue, yf annye man be fearefull and faynte harted of nature, he wyll not onelye doo no manfull and hardye act hym ſelfe, but alſo by occaſyon of cowardenes to hys fellowes."

Etymology

From Middle English cowardnesse; equivalent to coward + -ness.

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