Middle English Dictionary Entry
prē̆destinẹ̄ n.
Entry Info
| Forms | prē̆destinẹ̄ n. Also predeste(i)ne. |
| Etymology | From destinẹ̄ n. |
Definitions (Senses and Subsenses)
1.
Theol. Foreordination, predestination.
Associated quotations
- a1425(c1385) Chaucer TC (Benson-Robinson)4.966 : God seeth every thyng, out of doutaunce, And hem disponyth, thorugh his ordinaunce, In hire merites sothly for to be, As they shul comen [vr. turnen] by predestyne [vrr. predesteyne, predestene].