One who is trained in the use of bow and arrow: (a) a soldier armed with a bow or longbow, longbowman, archer; also, crossbowman [quot. 1509]; archers and arblasters, longbowmen and crossbowmen; (b)……

Fulfillment, satisfaction, reparation; maken (don) asseth, give satisfaction: (a) fulfillment of a wish, expectation or requirement; (b) fulfilling of a need; (c) satisfactory answer to a question or……

A piece of armor to protect the elbow, elbow-piece. …

(a) State or condition; (b) stature, build, bodily form; (c) of God, the soul, immortal life, etc.: nature, essential character. …

(a) A partridge Perdix perdix; (b) partrich ei (galle, hed), partridge egg (gall, head); covei(e of partriches, a covey or flock of partridges; (c) partridge as food; partridge meat; (d) as surname. …

(a) Land on which animals graze, pastureland; a field, pasture; (b) commune pastur, pastur commune, shared pastureland; feint pastur, poor pasture; gentil pastur, excellent pasture; worthi to pastur……

A peppery sauce served with meat; peverade sauce. …

(a) A poisonous or deadly substance, poison; poisoun makere, one who makes poison; poisoun mongere, a dealer in poison; (b) the crime of poisoning someone; (c) ?a drugged drink; ?a bitter drink; (d)……

The fur or pelt of a squirrel; polaine grei, the fur of a gray squirrel. …

(a) A young chicken; a pullet; (b) in surnames. …

(a) A portcullis; (b) a representation of a portcullis used as a military badge; also, the leader using or authorizing such a badge; i.e., the Duke of Somerset [quot.: (c1450)]; (c) fig. a spiritual……

(a) A gatekeeper, doorkeeper; also, one who guards the gate of a bridge; porter logge, a porter's lodge; (b) in titles: grom (sergeaunt, yeman) porter; (c) a keeper of the gates of heaven or hell……

(a) A cooking pot; vessel, pan; (b) potel possenet, possenet of a potel, a pot which holds a half-gallon; possenet of a quart, a pot which holds a quart. …

(a) A bag for carrying things; a pouch worn on one's person; al that hangeth in the pouche, everything; (b) a pouch for carrying money, purse; (c) pouche maker, a maker of pouches or purses; (d) in……

(a) The ability of a person, an animal, a soul, an angel, a spirit, etc., to act; ability (to do sth.); pouer of, capacity for or power of (doing sth.); pouer of harm, means or capacity for doing……

(a) A press for expressing juice from grapes, oil from olives, etc.; a wine press, oil press, etc.; also fig.; pressour hous, a building containing a wine press; (b) ?a cheese press; (c) a device for……

(a) Observed or recorded evidence supporting a statement, an assertion, accusation, or a claim; a piece of such evidence; maken preve of, to give evidence of (sth.); (b) evidence such as instances……

(a) One who conducts tests or trials; (b) one who accuses another of a crime; often, a felon who gives evidence against his accomplices in exchange for a pardon; prever for the king, kinges prever……

(a) Eccl. One to whom the pope has granted the right to be appointed to a benefice as soon as a vacancy occurs; also, a religious to whom the pope has granted exemption from the duty of obedience to……

(a) A group of sheets of paper, vellum, or parchment folded one within the other; writen quaier, to cover such a group with writing; (b) a gathering of a book or manuscript in a bound or an unbound……