"capacite" meaning in Middle English

See capacite in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Noun

IPA: /kaˈpasiteː/ Forms: capasite [alternative], capacitee [alternative], capacyte [alternative]
Etymology: From Old French capacite, from Latin capācitās. Etymology templates: {{etymon|enm|:bor|fro:capacite<ety:der<la:capācitās>>}} [Appendix:Glossary#loanword|Borrowed]] from", "terms" : [ { "children" : [ { "keyword_abbrev" : "der.", "keyword_label" : "Derived from", "terms" : [ { "children" : [ { "terms" : [ { "children" : [ { "terms" : [ { "id" : "take", "children" : [ { "terms" : [ { "id" : "take", "children" : [ { "terms" : [ { "id" : "take", "children" : [ { "terms" : [ { "id" : "be grasping", "children" : [ { "terms" : [ { "id" : "seize", "children" : [ ], "status" : "ok", "lang_name" : "Proto-Indo-European", "term" : "*kap-", "lang" : "ine-pro" }, { "id" : "intransitive verbs", "children" : [ ], "status" : "ok", "lang_name" : "Proto-Indo-European", "term" : "*-yéti", "lang" : "ine-pro" } ], "keyword_label" : "From", "is_group" : true, "keyword" : "affix" } ], "status" : "ok", "lang_name" : "Proto-Indo-European", "term" : "*kapyéti", "lang" : "ine-pro" } ], "keyword_label" : "Inherited from", "keyword" : "inherited" } ], "status" : "ok", "lang_name" : "Proto-Italic", "term" : "*kapjō", "lang" : "itc-pro" } ], "keyword_label" : "Inherited from", "keyword" : "inherited" } ], "status" : "ok", "lang_name" : "Old Latin", "term" : "kapiō", "lang" : "itc-ola" } ], "keyword_label" : "From", "keyword" : "from" } ], "status" : "ok", "lang_name" : "Latin", "term" : "capiō", "lang" : "la" }, { "children" : [ { "terms" : [ { "children" : [ { "terms" : [ { "children" : [ ], "lang_name" : "Proto-Indo-European", "term" : "*-eh₂-k-s", "status" : "missing", "lang" : "ine-pro" } ], "keyword_label" : "Inherited from", "keyword" : "inherited" } ], "lang_name" : "Proto-Italic", "term" : "*-āks", "status" : "inline", "lang" : "itc-pro" } ], "keyword_label" : "Inherited from", "keyword" : "inherited" } ], "lang_name" : "Latin", "term" : "-āx", "status" : "ok", "lang" : "la" } ], "keyword_label" : "From", "is_group" : true, "keyword" : "affix" } ], "lang_name" : "Latin", "term" : "capāx", "status" : "ok", "lang" : "la" }, { "children" : [ { "terms" : [ { "id" : "-ty", "children" : [ { "terms" : [ { "id" : "-ty", "children" : [ { "terms" : [ { "children" : [ ], "lang_name" : "Proto-Indo-European", "term" : "*-teh₂", "status" : "ok", "lang" : "ine-pro" }, { "children" : [ ], "lang_name" : "Proto-Indo-European", "term" : "*-ts", "status" : "missing", "lang" : "ine-pro" } ], "keyword_label" : "From", "is_group" : true, "keyword" : "affix" } ], "status" : "ok", "lang_name" : "Proto-Indo-European", "term" : "*-teh₂ts", "lang" : "ine-pro" } ], "keyword_label" : "Inherited from", "keyword" : "inherited" } ], "status" : "ok", "lang_name" : "Proto-Italic", "term" : "*-tāts", "lang" : "itc-pro" } ], "keyword_label" : "Inherited from", "keyword" : "inherited" } ], "lang_name" : "Latin", "term" : "-tās", "status" : "ok", "lang" : "la" } ], "keyword_label" : "From", "is_group" : true, "keyword" : "affix" } ], "lang_name" : "Latin", "term" : "capācitās", "status" : "ok", "lang" : "la" } ], "keyword" : "derived" } ], "lang_name" : "Old French", "term" : "capacite", "status" : "inline", "lang" : "fro" } ], "keyword" : "bor" } ], "lang_name" : "Middle English", "term" : "capacite", "status" : "ok", "lang" : "enm" }" data-lang="enm" data-title="capacite">, {{bor|enm|fro|capacite}} Old French capacite, {{der|enm|la|capācitās}} Latin capācitās Head templates: {{head|enm|noun|g=|g2=|g3=|head=|sort=}} capacite, {{enm-noun|-}} capacite (uncountable)
  1. Ability, competence, capableness; the degree to which something is capable. Tags: uncountable
    Sense id: en-capacite-enm-noun-4vEKmeiC Categories (other): Metrology Disambiguation of Metrology: 47 23 30
  2. The degree to which something is capable of holding; capacity, volume. Tags: uncountable
    Sense id: en-capacite-enm-noun-gWqgvi6A
  3. Authorisation given by a government or legal authority or a bill granting it. Tags: uncountable
    Sense id: en-capacite-enm-noun-HHnoSuhR Categories (other): Pages with 4 entries, Pages with entries, Middle English entries with incorrect language header, Pages using etymon with no ID Disambiguation of Pages with 4 entries: 15 4 8 2 17 23 4 23 4 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 16 2 9 1 18 25 2 25 2 Disambiguation of Middle English entries with incorrect language header: 36 8 56 Disambiguation of Pages using etymon with no ID: 24 7 68

Alternative forms

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