Middle English Dictionary Entry
cant n.
Entry Info
| Forms | cant n. |
| Etymology | AF; cp. CF chant. |
Definitions (Senses and Subsenses)
1.
Side; also, part, share.
Associated quotations
- c1450(?a1400) Siege Milan (Add 31042)1495 : Vnder þe cante of a hille, Oure Bretons beldis.
- (a1460) Vegetius(2) (Pmb-C 243)1533 : x footemel the centeneris take..That euery company his cant vp make.