CHASTITY


Meaning of CHASTITY in English

n. 1 being chaste. 2 sexual abstinence; virginity. 3 simplicity of style or taste. chastity belt hist. a garment designed to prevent a woman from having sexual intercourse.

[ ME f. OF chasteté f. L castitas -tatis f. castus CHASTE ]

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