"acte" meaning in Middle English

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Noun

IPA: /ˈakt(ə)/ Forms: actes [plural], act [alternative]
Etymology: Borrowed from Old French act, from Latin ācta, plural of āctus. Etymology templates: {{etymon|enm|:bor|fro:act<ety:inh<la:ācta>>}}, {{bor|enm|fro|act}} Old French act, {{der|enm|la|ācta}} Latin ācta Head templates: {{head|enm|noun|g=|g2=|g3=|head=|sort=}} acte, {{enm-noun}} acte (plural actes)
  1. An act; an action.
    Sense id: en-acte-enm-noun-yZ7H1tRu
  2. A written record of acts.
    Sense id: en-acte-enm-noun-rSag-QlI Categories (other): Pages with 8 entries, Pages with entries, Middle English entries with incorrect language header, Pages using etymon with no ID, Writing Disambiguation of Pages with 8 entries: 26 6 4 4 2 47 3 5 3 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 30 4 2 2 1 54 2 3 2 Disambiguation of Middle English entries with incorrect language header: 3 73 7 13 4 Disambiguation of Pages using etymon with no ID: 4 77 5 10 5 Disambiguation of Writing: 8 43 21 19 9
  3. A law; a statute.
    Sense id: en-acte-enm-noun-Mrg~f6Xx Categories (other): Law Disambiguation of Law: 0 26 74 0 0
  4. (pathology, medicine) action, function
    Sense id: en-acte-enm-noun-MVlYoo6u Categories (other): Medicine, Pathology Topics: medicine, pathology, sciences
  5. (with in or into) actuality
    Sense id: en-acte-enm-noun-QY4mWB5M
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Related terms: accion, actour, actual, actyf

Inflected forms

Alternative forms

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