resolute


Concise Oxford English Dictionary © 2008 Oxford University Press:
resolute /ˈrɛzəluːt/
adjective determined; unwavering.
– derivatives
resolutely adverb,
resoluteness noun.
– origin ME (in the sense ‘paid’, describing a rent): from L. resolutus ‘loosened, released, paid’, past part. of resolvere (see resolve).
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