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cer⋅tes

[sur-teez]
–adverb Archaic.
certainly; in truth.

Origin:
1200–50; ME < OF phrase a certes < L *ā certīs, lit., from sure (things); see a- 4 , certain
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cer·tes   (sûr'tēz, sûrts)   
adv.   Archaic
Certainly; truly.

[Middle English, from Old French (a) certes, perhaps from Latin ad certās or from Vulgar Latin *certānus, both from Latin certus, certain; see certain.]
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