stateliness

Founding-era definition · Webster's 1828 American Dictionary

STATELINESS, noun [from stately.] 1. Grandeur; loftiness of mien or manner; majestic appearance; dignity. For stateliness and majesty, what is comparable to a horse? 2. Appearance of pride; affected dignity.
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