† hautainesse Obs.
In 3–4 hautenesse, 5 hauteynesse.
[deriv. of hautain; the suffix may be F. -esse as in justesse, etc., or Eng. -ness; cf. haughtness.]
Haughtiness, pride, arrogance.
| 1297 R. Glouc. (1724) 29 Heo was best and fairest, & to hautenesse drow lest. c 1425 Eng. Conq. Irel. (E.E.T.S.) 90 Pryde & hauteynesse he hated. |