Middle English Dictionary Entry
pēnāltẹ̄ n.
Entry Info
| Forms | pēnāltẹ̄ n. Also penalite. |
| Etymology | OF penalité & ML pēnālitas. |
Definitions (Senses and Subsenses)
1.
(a) Punishment; (b) hardship or difficulty.
Associated quotations
a
- a1500 Mirror Salv.(Beeleigh)p.99 : Overe this stede is ane helle whilk named is purgatorie..Whare cristen saules, for thaire synnes vnclensid, who saved salle be Resceves after gods demyng certeyne penalitee [L poenalitatem].
b
- (?1462) Stonor1.61 : Mayster Mylle wold ye shuld have take an annuite of xl s. yerly of old Wykes and his wif..bot I supposet ye wold not so, for by cause of the penalte of the payment of the xl s. yerly.