"entre" meaning in Middle English

See entre in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Noun

IPA: /ɛnˈtreː/, /ˈɛntreː/ Forms: entres [plural], entree [alternative], entreie [alternative], entry [alternative, Late-Middle-English]
Etymology: Borrowed from Anglo-Norman entree, the feminine past participle of entrer; compare entren. Etymology templates: {{bor+|enm|xno|entree}} Borrowed from Anglo-Norman entree Head templates: {{head|enm|noun|g=|g2=|g3=|head=|sort=}} entre, {{enm-noun}} entre (plural entres)
  1. Entrance, entry; movement into:
    Ability or permission to enter.
    Sense id: en-entre-enm-noun-IuQrCTlY
  2. Entrance, entry; movement into:
    (property law) The claiming or acquisition of ownership (often by entry).
    Sense id: en-entre-enm-noun-2Ndt20wD Categories (other): Property law, Time Disambiguation of Time: 0 12 0 0 0 0 44 44 0 0 0 Topics: law, property
  3. Entrance, entry; movement into:
    (Early Scots, criminal law) Arrival in court or prison.
    Sense id: en-entre-enm-noun-fkcSGfMs Categories (other): Early Scots, Criminal law, Middle English entries with incorrect language header, Buildings and structures Disambiguation of Middle English entries with incorrect language header: 15 11 21 7 13 7 5 5 4 6 6 Disambiguation of Buildings and structures: 10 10 22 7 10 7 5 6 13 5 7
  4. An entrance; a place for entering:
    The mouth of a watercourse or vessel.
    Sense id: en-entre-enm-noun-a4YRMXVJ
  5. An entrance; a place for entering:
    An opening facilitating entrance (such as a door)
    Sense id: en-entre-enm-noun-03olzXf5
  6. An entrance; a place for entering:
    (figuratively) A way of entering a situation.
    Tags: figuratively
    Sense id: en-entre-enm-noun-L5AjzCbm
  7. The beginning or start of something:
    The assumption of a position or membership.
    Sense id: en-entre-enm-noun-Ubp49hP9 Categories (other): Time Disambiguation of Time: 0 12 0 0 0 0 44 44 0 0 0
  8. The beginning or start of something:
    (rare) An introduction or preface.
    Tags: rare
    Sense id: en-entre-enm-noun-V30TnDnU Categories (other): Time Disambiguation of Time: 0 12 0 0 0 0 44 44 0 0 0
  9. A residential hall; communal housing.
    Sense id: en-entre-enm-noun-oQk1bfv1 Categories (other): Architecture, Housing Disambiguation of Architecture: 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 100 0 0 Disambiguation of Housing: 8 8 8 5 5 5 2 3 50 2 3
  10. (rare) An entry or item in a record. Tags: rare
    Sense id: en-entre-enm-noun-Vu5U73Le
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Etymology number: 1

Verb

Head templates: {{head|enm|verb|altform=1}} entre
  1. alternative form of entren Tags: alt-of, alternative Alternative form of: entren
    Sense id: en-entre-enm-verb-eBfzxdst
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Etymology number: 2

Inflected forms

Alternative forms

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        ]
      ],
      "raw_glosses": [
        "(rare) An entry or item in a record."
      ],
      "tags": [
        "rare"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "sounds": [
    {
      "ipa": "/ɛnˈtreː/"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/ˈɛntreː/"
    }
  ],
  "word": "entre"
}

{
  "categories": [
    "Middle English alternative forms",
    "Middle English entries with incorrect language header",
    "Pages with 21 entries",
    "Pages with entries",
    "enm:Architecture",
    "enm:Buildings and structures",
    "enm:Housing",
    "enm:Time"
  ],
  "etymology_number": 2,
  "head_templates": [
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "enm",
        "2": "verb",
        "altform": "1"
      },
      "expansion": "entre",
      "name": "head"
    }
  ],
  "lang": "Middle English",
  "lang_code": "enm",
  "pos": "verb",
  "senses": [
    {
      "alt_of": [
        {
          "word": "entren"
        }
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "alternative form of entren"
      ],
      "links": [
        [
          "entren",
          "entren#Middle_English"
        ]
      ],
      "tags": [
        "alt-of",
        "alternative"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "word": "entre"
}

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