Middle English Dictionary Entry
ē̆līten v.
Entry Info
| Forms | ē̆līten v. Forms: p. elīt, ppl. elīt(ed. |
| Etymology |
Definitions (Senses and Subsenses)
1.
To choose; esp. to choose to office, elect.
Associated quotations
- (?1440) Palladius (DukeH d.2)4.892 : This mulis forto make who so delyte, A mare..Yfourmed nobully most ben elite.
- c1540(?a1400) Destr.Troy (Htrn 388)1491 : Of his Deghter..One Creusa was cald..Þat Eneas afterward Elit to wed.
- c1450 3 KCol.(2) (Add 31042)533 : Meritable To siche estate for to be newe elite.
- (1461) Paston (Gairdner)3.284 : Be cause he is elyted.
- a1500(c1450) Let.Marg.Anjou in Camd.86 (Add 46846)164 : For the recommendacion of our right welbeloved Dame Mawde Everyngham to be accepted and elited for your priouresse there.
- a1500(c1450) Let.Marg.Anjou in Camd.86 (Add 46846)159 : All such personnes citezeins of the seid cite of London, that by yow and the commonaltie there shulbe elit shireves.