Middle English Dictionary Entry
spērāte adj.
Entry Info
Forms | spērāte adj. |
Etymology | From L spērātus, p.ppl. of spērāre. |
Definitions (Senses and Subsenses)
1.
Of a debtor: ?able to repay, solvent.
Associated quotations
- (1463) in Bull.IHR 3197 : Dettours as wele sperate as desperate.