Middle English Dictionary Entry
prēvāricātǒur n.
Entry Info
| Forms | prēvāricātǒur n. |
| Etymology | L praevāricātor & OF prevaricator. |
Definitions (Senses and Subsenses)
1.
(a) A transgressor of the law; (b) ?a traitor.
Associated quotations
a
- a1425(a1400) Paul.Epist.(Corp-C 32)Gal.2.18 : If þerfore þise thyngys þat I hafe destryed eft I bilde ageyn, I stable me to be preuarycatour [L preuaricatorem].
- (a1460) Bokenham Sts. (Adv Abbotsford B3)64.65 (v.1:p.399) : They seiden also that he was a preuaricatour in werk and ded, Iohannes. 9o. .. 'the whiche kepith nat the sabate day.'
b
- a1500 Chartier Treat.Hope (Rwl A.338)102/22 : They..did lawe vpon the traytours and preuaricatours.