Middle English Dictionary Entry
cǒnrei n.
Entry Info
| Forms | cǒnrei n. Also conrai & correi, currie. |
| Etymology | AF cunrei, CF conroi. |
Definitions (Senses and Subsenses)
1.
(a) A body of fighting men, esp. one disposed in battle or marching formation; a detachment or battalion of troops; (b) the train of an army.
Associated quotations
a
- ?a1400(a1338) Mannyng Chron.Pt.2 (Petyt 511)p.304 : Þer formast conrey þer bakkis togidere sette, þer speres poynt ouer poynt.
- c1400(?a1300) KAlex.(LdMisc 622)5109 : Þe kynges curreye, Þat lasteþ twenty mylen weye.
- a1450(a1338) Mannyng Chron.Pt.1 (Lamb 131)3345 : Þey..gaderest ost gret & stoute, Wel armed in ilke a conreye.
- a1450(a1338) Mannyng Chron.Pt.1 (Lamb 131)8419 : Þe Bretons, ilka conrey, Were as wel armed as þey.
- a1450(a1338) Mannyng Chron.Pt.1 (Lamb 131)13375 : Sire Agusel hadde þe first bataille..A-child [Petyt: Achill] of Denmark þe þrydde conreye [Petyt: correie].
b
- c1330(?a1300) Arth.& M.(Auch)8544 : Sche..to London toke þe way Wiþ alle Taurus korray, Sex hundred cartes..Al charged wiþ mete & store.
2.
Arrangements (for entertaining).
Associated quotations
- a1400(a1325) Cursor (Vsp A.3)11513 : Ioseph and maria..Ful fair þai cald þam til huse, Fair ȝai did þair conrai dight [Trin-C: faire arayed þei hem diȝt].