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† hauˈtesse Obs.
Also 4–7 ˈhawtesse, 5 hautes, 7 -ess.
[a. F. hautesse (12th c. in Hatz.-Darm.), f. haut high, haut.]
Highness, height; loftiness of rank or character, nobility; haughtiness, pride; grandeur, stateliness; length (of time).
13..Gaw & Gr. Knt. 2454 Weldez non so hyȝe hawtesse, þat ho ne con make ful tame. 1399Langl. Rich. Redeles iii. 13 The hertis that hautesse of yeris That pasture prikkyth, and her prevy age. a1400–50Alexander 2835 Hoo with þi hautes and þine vnhemed wittis, A-vaile of þi vanite and of þi vayne pride. 1415Crowned King 127 So shall thy hawtesse highlich be honoured. 1660Waterhouse Arms 217 This Perewig of hawtesse. 1667― Fire Lond. 166 Cæsar and Pompey's hautess being revived in them. |