certes

from The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48

Certes \Cer"tes\, adv. [F. certes, for [`a] certes, fr. L.
   certus. See {Certain}.]
   Certainly; in truth; verily. [Archaic]
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         Certes it great pity was to see
         Him his nobility so foul deface.         --Spenser.
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