staunch1
/
stɔːn(t)ʃ/
adj.
- very loyal and committed.
- (of a wall) of sturdy construction.
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(also stanch)
archaic (of a ship) watertight.
Derivative
- staunchly adv.
- staunchness n.
Etymology
ME (in the sense ‘watertight’): from OFr. estanche, fem. of estanc, from a base meaning ‘dried up, weary’.
staunch2
/
stɔːn(t)ʃ,
stɑːn(t)ʃ/
v.
stop or restrict (a flow of blood from a wound).
Etymology
ME: from OFr. estanchier, from the base of staunch1.
