Middle English Dictionary Entry
straiǒurs n. plural
Entry Info
| Forms | straiǒurs n. plural |
| Etymology | From straien v. |
Definitions (Senses and Subsenses)
1.
Mil. Roaming auxiliary troops not in the main body of an army.
Associated quotations
- a1450(1408) Vegetius(1) (Dc 291)142/25 : Be wel ywar þat neiþer þi lifte whynge ne þy riȝt whynge be byclipped aboute wiþ þe multitude of þe strayours [L uagantibus globis] of þyn enemyes, þe whiche ben cleped helperes [L drungos].