Middle English Dictionary Entry
brē̆vet n.
Entry Info
| Forms | brē̆vet n. |
| Etymology | AF; CF brievet. |
Definitions (Senses and Subsenses)
Note: Cp. bref.
1.
A written document, an official letter.
Associated quotations
- c1390 PPl.A(1) (Vrn)prol.71 : He bonchede hem with his Breuet and blered heore eiȝen.
- c1400(c1378) PPl.B (LdMisc 581)5.649 : I wil go fecche my box with my breuettes and a bulle with bisshopes lettres!
- c1400(?a1387) PPl.C (Hnt HM 137)14.55 : Þe messager..bereþ bote a boxe, a breuet þer-ynne.
- (1412) Chart.in Capes Hereford Cath.268 : Per indenduram de brevettis.
- a1475 Lydg.TB (Arun 99)2.1905 : Brevettis [Aug: This worþi kyng..Hath his breues and his letters sent For his lordis to holde a parlement].