Middle English Dictionary Entry
plightlē̆s adj.
Entry Info
| Forms | plightlē̆s adj. |
| Etymology | From plight n. |
Definitions (Senses and Subsenses)
1.
Guiltless, blameless, innocent.
Associated quotations
- a1400(a1325) Cursor (Vsp A.3)28945 : Þin almus agh þou for to bede..til him þat..falles in-to state o nede, Plightles for his aun dede.
- a1500(c1400) St.Erk.(Hrl 2250)296 : Þat appulle..mony a plyȝtles pepul has poysned for euer.