'Of a certainty' definitions:
Definition of 'Of a certainty'
From: GCIDE
- Certainty \Cer"tain*ty\, n.; pl. Certainties. [OF. certainet['e].]
- 1. The quality, state, or condition, of being certain. [1913 Webster]
- The certainty of punishment is the truest security against crimes. --Fisher Ames. [1913 Webster]
- 2. A fact or truth unquestionable established. [1913 Webster]
- Certainties are uninteresting and sating. --Landor. [1913 Webster]
- 3. (Law) Clearness; freedom from ambiguity; lucidity. [1913 Webster]
- Of a certainty, certainly. [1913 Webster]