Middle English Dictionary Entry
arche-temple n.
Entry Info
Forms | arche-temple n. Also archi-, erche-. |
Etymology | Prob. ML |
Definitions (Senses and Subsenses)
1.
A chief sanctuary (of the Britons).
Associated quotations
- c1325(c1300) Glo.Chron.A (Clg A.11)1660 : Þer were arst in engelond..þre erche temples [vr. architemples; B: archetemples]..Þis gode king..lete rere..þre erchebissopriches as þe erche temples were.