Hypertext Webster Gateway: "Stalwart"
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) (web1913)
Stalwart \Stal"wart\, Stalworth \Stal"worth\, a. [OE. stalworth,
AS. st[ae]lwyr[eth] serviceable, probably originally, good at
stealing, or worth stealing or taking, and afterwards
extended to other causes of estimation. See {Steal}, v. t.,
{Worth}, a.]
Brave; bold; strong; redoubted; daring; vehement; violent.
``A stalwart tiller of the soil.'' --Prof. Wilson.
Fair man be was and wise, stalworth and bold. --R. of
Brunne.
Note: Stalworth is now disused, or bur little used, stalwart
having taken its place.
From WordNet (r) 1.7 (wn)
stalwart
adj 1: having rugged physical strength; inured to fatigue or
hardships; "hardy explorers of northern Canada";
"proud of her tall stalwart son"; "stout seamen";
"sturdy young athletes" [syn: {hardy}, {stout}, {sturdy}]
2: dependable; "the stalwart citizens at Lexington"; "a
stalwart supporter of the UN"; "stout hearts" [syn: {stout}]
3: used especially of persons; "a stalwart knight"; "a
stouthearted fellow who had an active career in the army"
[syn: {stouthearted}]
n : a person who is loyal to their allegiance (especially in
times of revolt) [syn: {loyalist}]
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