Middle English Dictionary Entry
comprehence n.
Entry Info
| Forms | comprehence n. |
| Etymology | OF, from L ppl. comprehensa. |
Definitions (Senses and Subsenses)
1.
(a) Observation, understanding; (b) content, meaning.
Associated quotations
a
- c1475 Mankind (Folg V.a.354)754 : To sensuall lyvynge ys reprouable..As be þe comprehence of þis mater yt may be specyfyede.
b
- 1543(1464) Hardyng Chron.B (Grafton)p.138 : They offered..The letters then..Of whiche this the wordes and comprehence As foloweth nowe.