joy sb.:
1.
“take
joy,” be pleased or glad AYL. IV. i. 92, Wint. V. i. 80.
2.
source or object of
gladness
MND. II. i. 27
“she . . . makes him all
her joy,”
All'sW. I. iii. 78,
Tit. I. i. 382
“young Mutius . . . that
was thy joy.”
3.
term of endearment
for a sweetheart or child, darling
MND. IV. i. 4
“my gentle joy,”
Lr. I. i. 84
“Now, our joy, Although
our last, not least,”
Ant. I. v. 58
“In Egypt with his
joy.”
