Middle English Dictionary Entry
recten v.(1)
Entry Info
| Forms | recten v.(1) |
| Etymology | From L rectus, p.ppl. of regere. |
Definitions (Senses and Subsenses)
1.
To rectify (a condition).
Associated quotations
- a1450 Chauliac(4) (Cai 336/725)3/20 : The cause of þis comentynge was not to recte defaute [L defectus] of bokis: but for þer profitable acordynge & onynge.