Middle English Dictionary Entry
concitisein n.
Entry Info
Forms | concitisein n. |
Etymology | AF; cp. ME citisein . |
Definitions (Senses and Subsenses)
1.
Fellow citizen.
Associated quotations
- (1415) Rec.Norwich 194 : To wiche eleccion ye Meir & xxiiijti Concitezeyns of ye same Cite..shal come.
- c1425 Found.St.Barth.22/19 : He that so grete..benefetys sheweth to strangers, he schall nat hyde the bowellys of his mercy to his concytyseyns.
- (1428) Doc.in Sur.Soc.854 : Yat he suld noght occupy in bying nor in sellyng als a concitezin, bot als a straunger.
- (1454) Let.Bk.Lond.K (Gldh LetBk K)363 : Diverse suche persones now adayes so enfranchiesed..enforcen them..to pursue and emplete oþer Conciteseins of þe saide Cite.