"utilite" meaning in Middle English

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Noun

IPA: /ˈiu̯tiliteː/ Forms: utilitee [alternative]
Etymology: Borrowed from Old French utilite, utilitet, itself borrowed from Latin ūtilitās. Etymology templates: {{bor|enm|fro|utilite}} Old French utilite, {{der|enm|la|ūtilitās}} Latin ūtilitās Head templates: {{head|enm|nouns|g=|g2=|g3=|head=|sort=}} utilite, {{enm-noun|-}} utilite (uncountable)
  1. benefit, gain, profit Tags: uncountable
    Sense id: en-utilite-enm-noun-iHetGNiu Categories (other): Middle English entries with incorrect language header, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries Disambiguation of Middle English entries with incorrect language header: 31 8 29 32 Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 35 12 41 12 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 26 23 29 23
  2. utility, usefulness Tags: uncountable
    Sense id: en-utilite-enm-noun-bWZfw2bW Categories (other): Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 35 12 41 12 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 26 23 29 23
  3. function, purpose Tags: uncountable
    Sense id: en-utilite-enm-noun-AJLPaldE Categories (other): Middle English entries with incorrect language header, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries Disambiguation of Middle English entries with incorrect language header: 31 8 29 32 Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 35 12 41 12 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 26 23 29 23
  4. (rare) effectiveness, reliability Tags: rare, uncountable
    Sense id: en-utilite-enm-noun-Lr8U10tQ Categories (other): Middle English entries with incorrect language header, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries Disambiguation of Middle English entries with incorrect language header: 31 8 29 32 Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 35 12 41 12 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 26 23 29 23

Alternative forms

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