Stanchest

adj

adj ·Rare ·Advanced level

Definitions

Adjective
  1. 1
    superlative form of stanch: most stanch form-of, superlative

    "The knight needed no second command: he ordered a band of his stanchest followers to horse—men who had fought by his side in Flanders, and there learnt more reverence for Sir Captain than Sir Priest."

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"The knight needed no second command: he ordered a band of his stanchest followers to horse—men who had fought by his side in Flanders, and there learnt more reverence for Sir Captain than Sir Priest."

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