Middle English Dictionary Entry
accǒunseilẹ̄ ppl.
Entry Info
Forms | accǒunseilẹ̄ ppl. |
Etymology | Cp. OF aconseillier to advise; cp. ME counseil advice, secret design, etc. |
Definitions (Senses and Subsenses)
1.
Secretly agreed, plotting.
Associated quotations
- (a1470) Malory Wks.(Win-C)158/4 : Other ye or my nevewe, your son, is accounseyle [Caxton: of counceille] with hir to have me distroyed.