Middle English Dictionary Entry
reveue n.
Entry Info
| Forms | reveue n. Pl. reveues, revieues. |
| Etymology | OF |
Definitions (Senses and Subsenses)
1.
An inspection of fighting men; maken a ~ of, to inspect (troops).
Associated quotations
- (1441) Indent.Retain.in Archaeol.17215 : He shall be content and paied for himself and his seid Archers..after their moustres and reviewes.
- (1443) Proc.Privy C.5.410 : Hys said cousin..shold make a revewe of þoo of his retenue þat he had moustred.
- (1443) Proc.Privy C.5.413 : Whiche day þe Kyng by his lettres of commissioun hath assigned þe saide revewes and moustres to be madd.