'Betterness' definitions:
Definition of 'Betterness'
From: GCIDE
- Betterness \Bet"ter*ness\, n.
- 1. The quality of being better or superior; superiority. [R.] --Sir P. Sidney. [1913 Webster]
- 2. The difference by which fine gold or silver exceeds in fineness the standard. [1913 Webster]