Middle English Dictionary Entry
cǒunte n.(2)
Entry Info
| Forms | cǒunte n.(2) Also comite, counete. |
| Etymology | AF; CF conte (from L comit-em). |
Definitions (Senses and Subsenses)
1.
A count, an earl.
Associated quotations
- [ a1350 Langtoft Chron.(Jul A.5)2.124 : Normendye perdist..Pur la mort Arthur, fiz sun frere Geffroun, Counte de Brettayne. ]
- ?c1425 *Chauliac(2) (Paris angl.25)182a/b : The nynþe fourme is of þe counete [*Ch.(1): emplastrum comitis i. emplaster of þe Erle].
- a1475(a1447) Bokenham MAngl.(Hrl 4011)12/36 : Yf any walsshman had passid ouyr armyd..be þe procurment of the comite [?read: counte] Harald, hit had byn a dede-worþi offence.