RDM's Word of the Week
stal·wart /ˈstɔlwərt/ [stawl-wert]
–adjective
1. strongly and stoutly built; sturdy and robust.
2. strong and brave; valiant: a stalwart knight.
3. firm, steadfast, or uncompromising: a stalwart supporter of the U.N.
–noun
4. a physically stalwart person.
5. a steadfast or uncompromising partisan: They counted on the party stalwarts for support in the off-year campaigns.
[Origin: 1325–75; ME (Scots), var. of stalward, earlier stalwurthe; see stalworth]
—Related forms
stal·wart·ly, adverb
stal·wart·ness, noun
This one far outstrips any RDM Words of the Week I've encountered so far :) (It should be noted though that it was Terry who actually said it) --Catrope(Talk to me or e-mail me) 07:39, 16 March 2007 (CDT)