lealnessn.
/ˈliːlnɪs/ rare. Apparently only attested in dictionaries or glossaries.
= lealty n.1
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society > morality > duty or obligation > recognition of duty > faithfulness or trustworthiness > fidelity or loyalty > [noun]
truthOE
trotha1225
trueness?c1225
fayc1300
hold13..
lewtyc1330
faithfulnessc1400
perseverance?a1439
adherence1449
familiarityc1450
fidelity1509
devotiona1530
adherency1579
reality1616
rightness1625
lealty1861
lealness1882
1882 Ogilvie's Imperial Dict. (new ed.)
This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1902; most recently modified version published online June 2021).
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n.1882