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Adjective [Middle English]

IPA: /kæi̯ˈtiːf/, /ˈkæi̯tif/
Etymology: From Anglo-Norman caitif, from Latin captīvus. Doublet of captif. Etymology templates: {{bor|enm|xno|caitif}} Anglo-Norman caitif, {{der|enm|la|captīvus}} Latin captīvus, {{doublet|enm|captif}} Doublet of captif Head templates: {{head|enm|adjective|||comparative|caitiver|superlative|catifest|head=}} caitif (comparative caitiver, superlative catifest), {{enm-adj||caitiver|catifest}} caitif (comparative caitiver, superlative catifest) Forms: caitiver [comparative], catifest [superlative], caytyf [alternative], caitijf [alternative], caytif [alternative], chaitif [alternative], kaytif [alternative], caytyve [alternative], caytef [alternative], caytyff [alternative], kaytyff [alternative], caiteff [alternative], caytyffe [alternative], kaytiffe [alternative]
  1. In captivity or jail; kidnapped.
    Sense id: en-caitif-enm-adj-n7C4-vOf
  2. Driven to despair; saddened.
    Sense id: en-caitif-enm-adj-1PvW1M0y
  3. miserly, of little means.
    Sense id: en-caitif-enm-adj-w0L8mHQj
  4. malicious, bad, sinful, heartless.
    Sense id: en-caitif-enm-adj-5OwkzZCZ

Noun [Middle English]

IPA: /kæi̯ˈtiːf/, /ˈkæi̯tif/
Etymology: From Anglo-Norman caitif, from Latin captīvus. Doublet of captif. Etymology templates: {{bor|enm|xno|caitif}} Anglo-Norman caitif, {{der|enm|la|captīvus}} Latin captīvus, {{doublet|enm|captif}} Doublet of captif Head templates: {{head|enm|noun|g=|g2=|g3=|head=|sort=}} caitif, {{enm-noun|pl=caitifes}} caitif (plural caitifes) Forms: caitifes [plural], caytyf [alternative], caitijf [alternative], caytif [alternative], chaitif [alternative], kaytif [alternative], caytyve [alternative], caytef [alternative], caytyff [alternative], kaytyff [alternative], caiteff [alternative], caytyffe [alternative], kaytiffe [alternative]
  1. A captive, prisoner or hostage.
    Sense id: en-caitif-enm-noun-qI094fRJ
  2. A miser, wretch, pauper or beggar; a miserable person
    Sense id: en-caitif-enm-noun-MhdFowsM Categories (other): People Disambiguation of People: 0 0 0 0 0 100 0 0
  3. A despicable or evil person.
    Sense id: en-caitif-enm-noun-9QPPYIKw
  4. (rare) The state of being held hostage. Tags: rare
    Sense id: en-caitif-enm-noun-ZSlbDU7Q Categories (other): Middle English entries with incorrect language header, Middle English terms suffixed with -yf, Pages with 2 entries, Pages with entries, Emotions Disambiguation of Middle English entries with incorrect language header: 6 19 7 3 6 6 3 50 Disambiguation of Middle English terms suffixed with -yf: 11 20 10 2 7 6 0 43 Disambiguation of Pages with 2 entries: 5 22 6 2 5 4 0 56 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 3 24 3 1 3 3 0 63 Disambiguation of Emotions: 2 18 2 2 1 5 0 68

Noun [Old French]

Etymology: From Vulgar Latin *cactivus, from a crossing of Latin captīvus and a Transalpine Gaulish caxtos, from Proto-Celtic *kaxtos. Cognate with Old Occitan caitiu. Etymology templates: {{inh|fro|la-vul||*cactivus}} Vulgar Latin *cactivus, {{inh|fro|la|captīvus}} Latin captīvus, {{der|fro|xtg||caxtos}} Transalpine Gaulish caxtos, {{der|fro|cel-pro|*kaxtos}} Proto-Celtic *kaxtos, {{cog|pro|caitiu}} Old Occitan caitiu Head templates: {{fro-noun|m}} caitif oblique singular, m (oblique plural caitis, nominative singular caitis, nominative plural caitif) Forms: caitif oblique singular or [canonical, masculine], caitis [oblique, plural], caitis [nominative, singular], caitif [nominative, plural], no-table-tags [table-tags], caitifs [masculine, singular, subjective], caitive [feminine, singular, subjective], caitif [masculine, oblique, singular], caitive [feminine, oblique, singular], caitif [masculine, plural, subjective], caitives [feminine, plural, subjective], caitifs [masculine, oblique, plural], caitives [feminine, oblique, plural], chaitif [alternative], chatif [alternative], cheitif [alternative]
  1. captive, prisoner

Inflected forms

Alternative forms

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          "text": "For, certes, lord, þer is noon of us alle / Þat she ne haþ been a duchesse or a queene. / Now be we caytyves, as it is wel seene, / Þanked be Fortune and hire false wheel",
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        "(rare) The state of being held hostage."
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    },
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      "ipa": "/ˈkæi̯tif/"
    }
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    },
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      "ipa": "/ˈkæi̯tif/"
    }
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    {
      "form": "chatif",
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    },
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    },
    {
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      "tags": [
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      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "caytef",
      "tags": [
        "alternative"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "caytyff",
      "tags": [
        "alternative"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "kaytyff",
      "tags": [
        "alternative"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "caiteff",
      "tags": [
        "alternative"
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    },
    {
      "form": "caytyffe",
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        "alternative"
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    }
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  "pos": "noun",
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        "A captive, prisoner or hostage."
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          "prisoner",
          "prisoner"
        ],
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          "english": "Late 14th century, Geoffrey Chaucer, \"The Knight's Tale\", The Canterbury Tales",
          "text": "For, certes, lord, þer is noon of us alle / Þat she ne haþ been a duchesse or a queene. / Now be we caytyves, as it is wel seene, / Þanked be Fortune and hire false wheel",
          "translation": "Late 14th century, Geoffrey Chaucer, \"The Knight's Tale\", The Canterbury Tales"
        }
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          "wretch"
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          "person"
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      "glosses": [
        "A despicable or evil person."
      ],
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          "despicable"
        ],
        [
          "evil",
          "evil"
        ]
      ]
    },
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        "Middle English terms with rare senses"
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "The state of being held hostage."
      ],
      "raw_glosses": [
        "(rare) The state of being held hostage."
      ],
      "tags": [
        "rare"
      ]
    }
  ],
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    {
      "ipa": "/kæi̯ˈtiːf/"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/ˈkæi̯tif/"
    }
  ],
  "word": "caitif"
}

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    "Middle English entries with incorrect language header",
    "Middle English lemmas",
    "Middle English nouns",
    "Middle English terms borrowed from Anglo-Norman",
    "Middle English terms derived from Anglo-Norman",
    "Middle English terms derived from Latin",
    "Middle English terms suffixed with -yf",
    "Middle English terms with quotations",
    "Pages with 2 entries",
    "Pages with entries",
    "enm:Emotions",
    "enm:People"
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      "word": "caitiff"
    }
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      "name": "bor"
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    {
      "args": {
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        "2": "la",
        "3": "captīvus"
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      "name": "der"
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        "comparative"
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      "tags": [
        "superlative"
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      "form": "caytyf",
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        "alternative"
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      "form": "caytif",
      "tags": [
        "alternative"
      ]
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      "tags": [
        "alternative"
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      "form": "kaytif",
      "tags": [
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      "form": "caytyve",
      "tags": [
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      "tags": [
        "alternative"
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      "tags": [
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      "form": "kaytyff",
      "tags": [
        "alternative"
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    },
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      "form": "caiteff",
      "tags": [
        "alternative"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "caytyffe",
      "tags": [
        "alternative"
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    },
    {
      "form": "kaytiffe",
      "tags": [
        "alternative"
      ]
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        "miserly, of little means."
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    {
      "ipa": "/ˈkæi̯tif/"
    }
  ],
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}

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      "lang_code": "en",
      "word": "caitiff"
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      "lang_code": "fr",
      "word": "chétif"
    }
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      "name": "inh"
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      "name": "cog"
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      "tags": [
        "canonical",
        "masculine"
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        "oblique",
        "plural"
      ]
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        "nominative",
        "singular"
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      "source": "declension",
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        "singular",
        "subjective"
      ]
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      "source": "declension",
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        "singular",
        "subjective"
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        "plural"
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      "form": "chaitif",
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    },
    {
      "form": "chatif",
      "tags": [
        "alternative"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "cheitif",
      "tags": [
        "alternative"
      ]
    }
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        "1": "m"
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    }
  ],
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      ],
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          "prisoner"
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      ]
    }
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}

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