hearsomeness

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hearsomeness

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From Middle English hersumnesse, from Old English hīersumnes (“obedience”), equivalent to hearsome + -ness. Cognate with West Frisian hearsumens (“obedience”).

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rare, uncountable Obedience; submission to authority. Thus the hearsomeness of the burger felicitates the whole of the polis.

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@misc{hearsomeness_2026,
  title = {hearsomeness},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/hearsomeness},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}