Cor-di-āl'i-ty or Cord-iāl'i-ty, n.

noun

n. [L. Lat. cor-dialitas, from cordialis; Fr. cordialité, Sp. cordialidad, It. cordialità.]

  1. Relation to the heart. [Obs.] Browne.
  2. Sincere affection and kindness; warmth of regard; heartiness.

These ill-fated gentlemen had been received with apparent cordiality. Motley.