abilite in Middle English

IPA: /aˈbiliteː/, /aˌbiliˈteː/ Forms: abilites [plural], abilte [alternative], ablete [alternative], habilite [alternative] [Show additional information ▼] [Hide additional information ▲]

Etymology: From Old French ableté, from Latin habilitās (“aptness, ability”), from habilis (“apt, fit, skillful, able”), equivalent to able + -ite. Etymology templates: {{bor|enm|fro|ablete|ableté}} Old French ableté, {{der|enm|la|habilitās||aptness, ability}} Latin habilitās (“aptness, ability”), {{suffix|enm|able|ite}} able + -ite Head templates: {{head|enm|nouns|g=|g2=|g3=|head=|sort=}} abilite, {{enm-noun}} abilite (plural abilites)

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"abilite" meaning in Middle English

Noun