What does stanchest mean?
Stanchest means superlative form of stanch: most stanch.
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Pronunciation varies by accent · adjective
superlative form of stanch: most stanch.
The knight needed no second command: he ordered a band of his stanchest followers to horse—men who had fought by his side in Flanders, and there learnt more reverence for Sir Captain than Sir Priest.
When the mainland of China fell, one of America's stanchest personal allies was driven, with what forces he had left, across the Formosa Straits to that island which is now the remaining remnant of Free China.
Use stanchest when its meaning, tone and grammar fit the full sentence. A synonym is not always a direct replacement.
Stanchest means superlative form of stanch: most stanch.
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The knight needed no second command: he ordered a band of his stanchest followers to horse—men who had fought by his side in Flanders, and there learnt more reverence for Sir Captain than Sir Priest.
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