The action of selecting, electing, choosing, deciding, or an instance of it; selection, election, choice, decision; after chois, at (someone's) discretion; according to preference, to (one's) liking……
(a) A scale of a fish, serpent, fabulous creature, etc.; also fig.; pl. used as pun on the name of Thomas de Scales, killed in 1460 [quot.: c1460]; (b) pl. the elytra of an insect; (c) ?the hide or……
(a) One owing a duty of service to a master or lord; a laborer for hire; a male or female domestic servant, household servant; servaunt man, servaunt womman; (b) servaunt familier (domestical,……
