Middle English Dictionary Entry
charistẹ̄ n.
Entry Info
| Forms | charistẹ̄ n. Also charite. |
| Etymology | OF cherestie, char-. |
Definitions (Senses and Subsenses)
1.
Scarcity, dearth.
Associated quotations
- ?a1425 *Chauliac(1) (NY 12)122b/a : If charite or scarzte [L raritas; *Ch.(2): scarsenesse] war in cause, it were not vncouenable [etc.].
- (1472-5) RParl.6.156a : Grete chariste of Bowstaves be brought within this your Reame, and such Bowstaves as be brought, be sette nowe to outragious price.