Middle English Dictionary Entry
filiā̆l adj.
Entry Info
| Forms | filiā̆l adj. |
| Etymology | L fīliāl-is. |
Definitions (Senses and Subsenses)
1.
Becoming to, or expected of, a child in his dealings with a parent, or [as here] with a fellow Christian; faithful.
Associated quotations
- c1400(?a1387) PPl.C (Hnt HM 137)9.216 : Ys no final [Ilch: filial; Corp-C: feyþful] loue with þis folke for al here faire speche; And hit [ben] my blody broþren, for god bouhte vs alle.