RESOLUTION
NOUNS
► ADVISEMENT the result of thinking; a thought, opinion, resolution, plan → 1535 obs.
► PECKER resolution; courage → 1848 sl.
► RESOLVE a resolution → 1778 US
► STIFF UPPER LIP courage or resolution in the face of fear or danger → 1815 sl., orig. US
PHRASES
► HERE’S AT YOU used to express assent or resolution → 1835 Amer. dial. arch.