† cherishnessn.
Obsolete. rare.
Fondness, love.
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the mind > emotion > love > [noun]
loveeOE
loveredOE
lovingOE
charity?c1225
lovenessa1250
dilection1388
cherishnessc1420
affixedness1668
c1420 Chron. Vilod. 286 And for his loue had hem in gret cherysshenys.
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