Middle English Dictionary Entry
magnāt n.
Entry Info
Forms | magnāt n. |
Etymology | L magnātus |
Definitions (Senses and Subsenses)
1.
A high official, magnate.
Associated quotations
- (?a1439) Lydg.FP (Bod 263)9.2603 : The gret estatis, reulers of the toun, Callid magnates.
- (?a1439) Lydg.FP (Bod 263)9.2659 : Gouernours..magnates callid in the cite.