superbity
(s(j)uːˈpɜːbɪtɪ)
In 6 superbite.
[a. OF. superbité or ad. med.L. *superbitās, f. superbus superb: see -ity.]
Pride, arrogance. Also concr. an embodiment of pride, a proud person.
| a 1550 Image Hypocr. ii. 81 in Skelton's Wks. (1843) II. 423 And eke it is forbode That he no novice be, Lest with superbite He do presume to hye. 1653 R. Sanders Physiogn., Moles 7 In a woman, it denotes superbity, and an elated minde. 1686 tr. Chardin's Trav. Persia 117 In all his Actions and Discourse [he] manifested a most insupportable Superbity. 1903 Sat. Rev. 22 Aug. 234 The unimaginative superbities find themselves confronted by a force they have always striven to ignore. 1924 G. B. Shaw St. Joan p. ix, She went to the stake without a stain on her character except the overweening presumption, the superbity as they called it, that led her thither. a 1945 E. R. Eddison Mezentian Gate (1958) xxix. 141 In her nose, a critical outward-regarding superbity that judged without appeal. 1979 C. P. Snow Coat of Varnish xxxviii. 297 In spite of his superbity, he might possess a kind of self-protective cunning. |