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Durity

noun

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Noun
  1. 1
    hardness; firmness obsolete

    "it cometh short of their compactness and durity; and, therefore, requireth not the emery, as the saphire, granite, and topaz, but will receive impression from steel, in a manner like the turquoise."

  2. 2
    harshness; cruelty obsolete

    "[…]surrendred to the said John by the said William by durity and menaces"

Etymology

From Latin duritas, from durus (“hard”).

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