Middle English Dictionary Entry
ante-dāte n.
Entry Info
| Forms | ante-dāte n. |
| Etymology | Ult. L ppl. phrase ante datum. |
Definitions (Senses and Subsenses)
Note: Cp. date n.
1.
A date earlier than that of the actual promulgation of a document.
Associated quotations
- (?1456) Paston (Gairdner)3.88 : Howe that any lettre patentes shuld be purchased of an ante date, and the defaute faunde in me [etc.].