Middle English Dictionary Entry
interpellāt adj.
Entry Info
| Forms | interpellāt adj. |
| Etymology | L interpellātus, ppl. of interpellāre. |
Definitions (Senses and Subsenses)
1.
Called upon, appealed to.
Associated quotations
- 1447 Bokenham Sts.(Arun 327)5556 : Cryst, wych iuge was interpellat..Anoon be-cam Maryis aduocat, And a-geynys hyr sustrys acusacyoun He fonde a resonable excusacyoun.