Middle English Dictionary Entry
bochement n.
Entry Info
| Forms | bochement n. Also botche-, bussh-. |
| Etymology | Prob. AF; cp. ME bocche swelling, etc. |
Definitions (Senses and Subsenses)
1.
An increase; specif., what is given to boot (in a bargain).
Associated quotations
- a1425 *Medulla (Stnh A.1.10)8a/a : Auctorium: a busshement..quod additur rei mensurate.
- (1440) PParv.(Hrl 221)331 : Mekkynge or a botchement in byynge: Amplificamentum, supplementum, augmentum.
- a1500 PParv.(KC 8)331 : Mekment or bochement.