Middle English Dictionary Entry
chēte n.(2)
Entry Info
| Forms | chēte n.(2) Also cheite. |
| Etymology | From achete , eschete. |
Definitions (Senses and Subsenses)
1.
Reversion of property to the lord, or property so reverting; also fig.
Associated quotations
- c1400(c1378) PPl.B (LdMisc 581)4.175 : Modilich vppon Mede..þe Kynge loked..And seide, 'þorw ȝowre lawe, as I leue, I lese many chetes [vr. eschetes; C: cheytus].'
- (1440) PParv.(Hrl 221)73 : Chete for the lorde: Caducum, confiscarium, fisca.
- a1450(1410) This holy tyme make (Dgb 102)118 : Serue god for helle drede, Lest þy soule falle in chete.