Middle English Dictionary Entry
rapāces n. plural
Entry Info
| Forms | rapāces n. plural |
| Etymology | From L rapāces, pl. of rapax; cp. F (16th cent.) rapace. |
Definitions (Senses and Subsenses)
1.
Rapacious people.
Associated quotations
- a1500(a1450) Ashmole SSecr.(Ashm 396)109/9 : The nodill sharp, not only dull, but soleyn it shewith a man to be. A nodell hole and soled and wast..it sheweth rapaces [Lyell: rampanes].