Middle English Dictionary Entry
squillecte n.
Entry Info
| Forms | squillecte n. |
| Etymology | ?Aberrant form of quilet n. (cp. var. quelecte); ?from OF: cp. escoillir, escueillir to assemble & ONF escueilloite a dash, rush. |
Definitions (Senses and Subsenses)
1.
An illegal collection of money.
Associated quotations
- a1450 Forest Laws (Dc 335)241 : If ther be ony forster..that maketh ony congregacion, skotfalles, squillectes, or extorcions doyng to the kynges peple..ye shul do vs to wete.