Middle English Dictionary Entry
effectūǒus adj.
Entry Info
| Forms | effectūǒus adj. |
| Etymology | L effectuōsus. |
Definitions (Senses and Subsenses)
Note: Cp. affectūǒus adj. Words in affect- and effect- had already undergone a partial merger in Latin. MED has divided them strictly on the basis of form, allowing the semantic overlap to stand. See also the note in OED s.v. effectual adj.
1.
(a) Efficacious, effective, powerful; (b) = affectuous, affectionate, gracious.
Associated quotations
a
- ?a1425 *Chauliac(1) (NY 12)177a/b : Bdellium..is effectuous [L efficacis] of mollificacioun of skirratez.
- c1425 Arderne Fistula (Sln 6)68/35 : If þe rote of lilie may be..soþen with þe forseid maluez it schal be more effectuous.
- (1473) in Rymer's Foedera (1709-10)11.790 : Commissioners of both the Parteis..shall exhort þer Princes in the most effectuose wise that thai kan.
- c1425(?c1400) Wycl.Apol.(Dub 245)55 : Þe word of dede is more effectuos in werkyng þen þe word of þe mouþ.
b
- c1450(?c1425) St.Kath.Sienna (Dc 114)185/27 : [St. Katherine] receyued me..wiþ ful effectuous charite, as if she hadde gracyously receyued hir broþere comen home fro fer contrey.
- c1450(?c1425) St.Kath.Sienna (Dc 114)193/36 : He preysed hir wiþ ful effectuos wordes.