Faithly
adv ·Rare ·Advanced level
Definitions
- 1 faithfully; truly archaic
"“I Benjamin S. Holmes, do solemnly and sincerely promise and swear, that I will in all things to the best of my knowledge and understang, well, justly, and faithly execute the office of a surveyor of the highway, without favour or partiality, of the township of Elsenborough in the county of Salem.""
Example
More examples"“I Benjamin S. Holmes, do solemnly and sincerely promise and swear, that I will in all things to the best of my knowledge and understang, well, justly, and faithly execute the office of a surveyor of the highway, without favour or partiality, of the township of Elsenborough in the county of Salem.""
Etymology
From Middle English faithli, feithly, equivalent to faith + -ly.
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