— stalwartly , adv. — stalwartness , n.
/stawl"weuhrt/ , adj.
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.
n.
4. a physically stalwart person.
5. a steadfast or uncompromising partisan: They counted on the party stalwarts for support in the off-year campaigns.
[ 1325-75; ME (Scots), var. of stalward, earlier stalwurthe; see STALWORTH ]