Middle English Dictionary Entry
lī̆tiǧiǒus adj.
Entry Info
| Forms | lī̆tiǧiǒus adj. |
| Etymology | L & OF |
Definitions (Senses and Subsenses)
1.
(a) Quarrelsome; (b) in litigation, in dispute at law.
Associated quotations
a
- (c1384) WBible(1) (Dc 369(2))1 Tim.3.3 : It bihoueth a byschop for to be..not litigious, or ful of stryf or chidyng [L non litigiosum].
- ?a1475(?a1425) Higd.(2) (Hrl 2261)3.285 : Socrates hade ii litigious and malicious wifes [L uxores litigiosissimas], Zantipes and Altipias.
b
- (c1450) Capgr.St.Aug.(Add 36704)17/25 : It was þe vsage at þoo dayes þa[t] þe rethoricianes schuld pleten in court for euery cause whech was litigious.