"auctorite" meaning in Middle English

See auctorite in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Noun

IPA: /au̯tɔriˈteː/, /au̯ktɔriˈteː/ Forms: auctorites [plural], auctoritee [alternative], auctoryte [alternative], autorite [alternative], autoritee [alternative], autoryte [alternative], awtorite [alternative], outorytye [alternative]
Rhymes: -eː Etymology: Borrowed from Old French auctorité, from Latin auctōritātem, accusative of auctōritās; equivalent to auctour + -ite. Etymology templates: {{bor|enm|fro|auctorité}} Old French auctorité, {{der|enm|la|auctōritātem}} Latin auctōritātem, {{glossary|accusative}} accusative, {{affix|enm|auctour|-ite}} auctour + -ite Head templates: {{head|enm|nouns|g=|g2=|g3=|head=|sort=}} auctorite, {{enm-noun|pl=auctorites}} auctorite (plural auctorites)
  1. Legal authority or control; the privilege of exercising control.
    Sense id: en-auctorite-enm-noun-GUXPi564 Categories (other): Middle English terms suffixed with -ite, Law Disambiguation of Middle English terms suffixed with -ite: 16 13 8 27 28 8 Disambiguation of Law: 22 33 6 36 1 1
  2. The right to perform a given action; approval, permission.
    Sense id: en-auctorite-enm-noun-BKe519mo Categories (other): Middle English terms suffixed with -ite, Law Disambiguation of Middle English terms suffixed with -ite: 16 13 8 27 28 8 Disambiguation of Law: 22 33 6 36 1 1
  3. A mixture of charisma and willpower; conviction.
    Sense id: en-auctorite-enm-noun-nSSdNLju
  4. Legal effectiveness or standing; genuineness.
    Sense id: en-auctorite-enm-noun-q025nqb5 Categories (other): Middle English terms suffixed with -ite, Law Disambiguation of Middle English terms suffixed with -ite: 16 13 8 27 28 8 Disambiguation of Law: 22 33 6 36 1 1
  5. The state of being recognized and regarded as useful; worthiness.
    Sense id: en-auctorite-enm-noun-1YLMhjVh Categories (other): Middle English entries with incorrect language header, Middle English terms suffixed with -ite, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries Disambiguation of Middle English entries with incorrect language header: 17 13 5 22 31 12 Disambiguation of Middle English terms suffixed with -ite: 16 13 8 27 28 8 Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 20 5 1 25 45 3 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 19 5 1 23 49 3
  6. The book, quotation, or source that settles an argument; a definitive, reliable, or precise document or text.
    Sense id: en-auctorite-enm-noun-HMorlRLa
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Related terms: auctour
Categories (other): Literature Disambiguation of Literature: 0 0 0 0 0 0

Inflected forms

Alternative forms

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