"acte" meaning in Middle English

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Noun

IPA: /ˈakt(ə)/ Forms: actes [plural]
Etymology: Borrowed from Old French act, from Latin ācta, plural of āctus. Etymology templates: {{bor|enm|fro|act}} Old French act, {{der|enm|la|ācta}} Latin ācta Head templates: {{head|enm|nouns|g=|g2=|g3=|head=|sort=}} acte, {{enm-noun}} acte (plural actes)
  1. An act; an action.
    Sense id: en-acte-enm-noun-yZ7H1tRu
  2. A written record of acts. Categories (topical): Writing
    Sense id: en-acte-enm-noun-rSag-QlI Disambiguation of Writing: 2 82 2 10 3 Categories (other): Pages with 8 entries, Pages with entries, Middle English entries with incorrect language header Disambiguation of Pages with 8 entries: 30 6 3 3 2 47 2 6 2 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 32 4 2 2 1 53 1 4 1 Disambiguation of Middle English entries with incorrect language header: 2 78 5 13 2
  3. A law; a statute. Categories (topical): Law
    Sense id: en-acte-enm-noun-Mrg~f6Xx Disambiguation of Law: 2 23 68 3 5
  4. (pathology, medicine) action, function Categories (topical): Medicine, Pathology
    Sense id: en-acte-enm-noun-MVlYoo6u Topics: medicine, pathology, sciences
  5. (with in or into) actuality
    Sense id: en-acte-enm-noun-QY4mWB5M
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Synonyms: act Related terms: accion, actour, actual, actyf

Inflected forms

Alternative forms

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