- Sonties
- Sonties Son"ties, n. Probably from ``saintes'' saints, or from sanctities; -- used as an oath. [Obs.] --Shak. [1913 Webster]
The Collaborative International Dictionary of English. 2000.
The Collaborative International Dictionary of English. 2000.
sonties — /sonˈtiz/ plural noun A word used in an oath in Shakespeare s Merchant of Venice (II.2.43) perh meaning sanctities * * * sonties see santy Obs … Useful english dictionary