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gentrice, n. and a. Obs. exc. arch. (Sc.) Forms: 3–6 gent(e)ris(e, 4–6 gentryce, -s(e, (4 gentiresse, 5 gentriose, gentrys(s, 6 gentre(i)s, gentriss, 7 gentryes), 4– gentrice. [ad. OF. genterise, var. of gentelise, f. gentil gentle.] A. n. 1. Gentle birth, noble descent or rank.1297 R. Glouc. (Rolls...
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gentry
gentry (ˈdʒɛntrɪ) Forms: 4–5 gent(e)ry(e, 4–6 gentre, 4–7 gent(e)rie, (5 gentri), 4– gentry. [app. an altered form of gentrice, the final sound of which may have been taken as a plural ending. But cf. gentlery.] 1. Rank by birth (usually, high birth; rarely in neutral sense). Obs. exc. arch.c 1386 C...
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noblety
† ˈnoblety Obs. Forms: 4 noblete, 4–5 nobilte; 5 nobylte, nobeltee, -di; 6 nobiltie. [a. OF. nobleté (-ti): see noble a. and -ty.] Nobility, nobleness; splendour.1340–70 Alex. & Dind. 192 Þe kidde king alixandre..þat name haþ of noblete. 1387 Trevisa Higden (Rolls) I. 235 For to hiȝte þe noblete of ...
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spoliate
▪ I. † ˈspoliate, pa. pple. Obs.—1 [ad. L. spoliātus, pa. pple. of spoliāre: see next.] Destitute, devoid.c 1470 Henryson Mor. Fab., Preach. Swallow xl, This carle and bond of gentrice spoliate.▪ II. spoliate, v. (ˈspəʊlɪeɪt) [f. L. spoliāt-, ppl. stem of spoliāre to spoil, f. spolium spoil n. Cf. F...
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sover
▪ I. † sover, a. and adv. Sc. Obs. Also 4 souar (5 suffer), 5–6 souir, 6 souer, sovir, sowir, seuver. [ad. OF. soür, var. of seür (mod.F. sûr) sure a., with intrusive v.] A. adj. Sure, secure, safe, sound.1396 in Scott. Antiq. XIV. 218 Gif yt sal happyn the..erle til pay the forsaid soume othirways ...
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jot
▪ I. jot, n.1 (dʒɒt) Forms: α. 6–7 iote, (6 ioate, Sc. ioyt, ioit), 7 jote; β. 6–7 iot, (6 iott(e, 7 jott), 7– jot. [ad. L. iōta (read as jōta, cf. Sp. jota, Ger. jota and jot, jodt, jott), a. Gr. ἰῶτα name of the letter I, ι, the smallest in the alphabet; see iota, and cf. jod. The 16th c. iote is ...
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stud
▪ I. stud, n.1 (stʌd) Forms: 1 studu, stuðu (acc. stoðe, stuðe, -u, -o, dat. styde, styðe), 4 stod, stoode, 4–6 stode, 5–6 stodde, 5–7 studde, 6 stood, stude, 6– 8 studd, 6– stud. See also stooth. [OE. studu, stuðu fem. (cons.-stem), also stod (? fem.) = MHG. stud fem., ON. stoð fem. (MSw. stuþ fem....
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site
▪ I. † site, n.1 Obs. Forms: 3–5 sit, 4 site, sijt, syt, siht, 4–6 syte, 5 sitt, syte, cytte. [a. ON. *s{yacu}t (cf. Norw. syt), variant (properly the original nom. sing.) of s{uacu}t (Norw. sut) sorrow, distress. Cf. site v.1] 1. Care or sorrow; grief, trouble of any kind. Common in northern ME. po...
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