Middle English Dictionary Entry
garde-rōbe n.
Entry Info
| Forms | garde-rōbe n. |
| Etymology | OF |
Definitions (Senses and Subsenses)
Note: Cp. ward-rop.
1.
(a) A private room or apartment; a room in which clothes, armour, etc. are kept; (b) ?in surnames [prob. OF].
Associated quotations
a
- [ (1304) RParl.1.177b : Adomarus de Valcenia & Johannes de Drokeneford, Custos garderobe Regis, testantur, etc. ]
- ?c1450 Knt.Tour-L.(Hrl 1764)111/26 : The kingges doughter..bare the childe with her and made hym to be norisshed in her garderobe.
- 1485(a1470) Malory Wks.(Caxton:Vinaver)231/16 : I haue ben brought vp in the garderobe [Win-C: wardrope] with the noble kynge Arthur many yeres for to take hede to his armour and his other araye.
b
- (1270) Close R.Hen.III380 : Willelmus de la Garderobe.
- (1332) Sub.R.Sus.in Sus.RS 10252 : Willo de Gardroba.