Middle English Dictionary Entry
scīlicet adv.
Entry Info
| Forms | scīlicet adv. Also (abbrev.) scil. |
| Etymology | L |
Definitions (Senses and Subsenses)
1.
That is, namely.
Associated quotations
- (a1387) Trev.Higd.(StJ-C H.1)2.335 : Looke to fore in þe firste book, capitulo Grecia, scilicet Eladia.
- a1500(?a1450) GRom.(Hrl 7333)4 : Thenne the flesh spekith with þe nigromancier, scil. þe devill.