† ˈdastardice, -ise Obs.
[f. dastard n. + -ise, -ice1, after cowardice.]
Mean or base cowardice.
| 1603 Florio Montaigne iii. v. (1634) 498 His faintnesse, dastardise, and impertinencie. 1748 Richardson Clarissa Wks. 1883 VII. 143, I was upbraided with ingratitude, dastardice, and [etc.]. |