Middle English Dictionary Entry
prōnitẹ̄ n.
Entry Info
| Forms | prōnitẹ̄ n. |
| Etymology | From L prōnitas. |
Definitions (Senses and Subsenses)
1.
Disposition, inclination, tendency.
Associated quotations
- c1475(c1445) Pecock Donet (Bod 916)94/2 : Oure natural w[r]ecchidnessis ben not ellis þan pronytees and redynessis and inclinaciouns inclynyng vs to loue þis lijf.
- c1475(c1445) Pecock Donet (Bod 916)200/30 : Bi þe moral vertu of clennes a man aȝenstondiþ þe natural pronitee, redynes, or wrecchidnes which wolde drawe him into glotenye.