adv. In a doughty manner. [ 1913 Webster ]
n. The quality of being doughty; valor; bravery. [ 1913 Webster ]
n. pl. [ See Daughter. ] Daughters. [ Obs. ] Chaucer. [ 1913 Webster ]
a.
Sir Thopas wex [ grew ] a doughty swain. Chaucer. [ 1913 Webster ]
Doughty families, hugging old musty quarrels to their hearts, buffet each other from generation to generation. Motley. [ 1913 Webster ]
☞ Now seldom used, except in irony or burlesque. [ 1913 Webster ]