Middle English Dictionary Entry
dispōsitī̆f adj.
Entry Info
| Forms | dispōsitī̆f adj. |
| Etymology | OF |
Definitions (Senses and Subsenses)
1.
Contributory or secondary.
Associated quotations
- ?a1425 *Chauliac(1) (NY 12)110b/b : Preperacioun or disposicioun signifieþ þe foule colour..stynkyng superfluiteez & dispositif causez.
Supplemental Materials (draft)
- c1450(1438) GLeg.Convers.Paul (GiL27) (Eg 876) 132/38 : Men sayn þat that light was dispositiff, sodeyn, gret and heuenly, and that lyght of heuene biclipped hem sodenly.
Note: Editor: dispositiff: ...MED gives one citation...defined 'Contributory, secondary', with one later citation for the adverb...Latin and French dictionaries suggest rather 'regulated, controlled'."
Note: Cf. OED dispositive, adj. and n., sense 1. 'Characterized by special disposition or appointment'.
Note: New sense.