Middle English Dictionary Entry
rab(b)onī n.
Entry Info
| Forms | rab(b)onī n. |
| Etymology | L rabbonī; ult. Heb. |
Definitions (Senses and Subsenses)
Note: Cp. rab(b)i n.
1.
A spiritual master; also, as a term of address for Christ.
Associated quotations
- a1300 I-hereþ nv one (Jes-O 29)579 : Heo clepede hyne mayster, þet is, rabony [rime: mercy].
- (c1384) WBible(1) (Dc 369(2))John 20.16 : She..seith to him, 'Rabbony' [WB(2): Rabony; L Rabboni], that is seid, 'maistir'.
- a1500(a1460) Towneley Pl.(Hnt HM 1)324/586 : Rabony, my lord so dere! Now am I hole that thou art here.