(a) Faithful, loyal, trustworthy, steadfast; honest, of good reputation, well regarded; also, ?capable, competent [quot. c 1475]; also, as noun: a faithful person; ~ and treue, treue and ~; ~ man, a trustworthy person; also, one to whom goods are entrusted for management or safekeeping, a fiduciary [quot. 1440]; (b) to be depended upon, reliable; also in fig. context; of rock: firm; of a structure, armor, etc.: sound, well made; (c) deserving of belief, credible; (d) in ful ~ wise, exactly, precisely; (e) in formal salutation or as conventional epithet, often in legal context: dere and ~, right) ~ and wel biloved, etc.; sometimes as noun.

(a) Confident, assured; ben ~ of (upon), to be confident regarding (sb. or sth.), be confident of, have confidence in; (b) full of religious faith, confidently expectant, faithful; also, as noun: faithful persons [quot. c1400(?c1380)]; ben ~ in (o, on), to trust in (God, one's God); (c) presumptuous, overconfident.

(a) Safe, secure; also, as adv.: securely, stoutly [last quot.]; (b) of treasure: ?well guarded; ?worthy of being well guarded, greatly prized.