D defs.my
Entry 1 sense Webster, 1913

Steadfastness

· Stead·fast·ness · IPA /stˈɛdfˌæstnəs/
01 n. The quality or state of being steadfast; firmness; fixedness; constancy.
  1. 1.
    The quality or state of being steadfast; firmness; fixedness; constancy.
    “To prove her wifehood and her steadfastness.” Chaucer.