Middle English Dictionary Entry
rect adj.
Entry Info
| Forms | rect adj. |
| Etymology | From L rectus, p.ppl. of regere. |
Definitions (Senses and Subsenses)
Note: Cp. indirect adj.
1.
Gram. Of grammatical relationships: indicated by inflectional agreement; relatif ~, a relative pronoun that is in agreement with its antecedent; --used fig.
Associated quotations
- c1400(?a1387) PPl.C (Hnt HM 137)4.336 : Thus ys mede a [vr. and] mercede as two manere relacions, Rect and indyrect rennynge bothe..Ac adiectif and substantyf vnite asken, Acordaunce in kynde in cas and in numbre.
- c1400(?a1387) PPl.C (Hnt HM 137)4.344 : Knowen ich wolde What is relacion rect and indyrect after, And þanne adiectyf and substantif for englisch was it neuere.
- c1400(?a1387) PPl.C (Hnt HM 137)4.357 : Man ys relatif rect yf he be ryht triwe; He a-cordeþ with crist in kynde..In case..In numbre.