† areadinessn.
Obsolete.
Readiness, preparedness.
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the world > action or operation > undertaking > preparation > [noun] > state of being prepared or ready
graithc1330
readinessc1350
in promptc1425
areadinessa1500
alreadiness1534
apointc1540
furniture1560
expedition1579
prestness1582
preparedness1590
trim1628
addressedness1633
concert pitch1742
engrenage1918
a1500 King Henry VII in H. Ellis Orig. Lett. Eng. Hist. (1824) 1st Ser. I. 20 In aredynes to resiste her malice.
1548 Procl. in J. Strype Eccl. Memorials (1721) II. i. xii. 97 To have in ful areadiness..two good and hable horses.
1620 Earl of Hertford in S. R. Gardiner Fortescue Papers (1871) 141 My arredinesse to serve your Majesties most vertuous daughter.
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