"ple" meaning in Middle English

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Noun

IPA: /plɛː/, /plæi̯/, /plɛːt/, /plæi̯t/ Forms: plees [plural]
Rhymes: -ɛː, -æi̯ Etymology: From Old French plait, plaid, from Medieval Latin placitum. Etymology templates: {{bor|enm|fro|plait}} Old French plait, {{m|fro|plaid}} plaid, {{der|enm|ML.|placitum}} Medieval Latin placitum Head templates: {{head|enm|nouns|g=|g2=|g3=|head=|sort=}} ple, {{enm-noun|pl=plees}} ple (plural plees)
  1. disputation, arguing, debate Categories (topical): Law
    Sense id: en-ple-enm-noun-emHgr9yJ Disambiguation of Law: 10 8 28 27 19 7
  2. warfare, conflict, fighting
    Sense id: en-ple-enm-noun-3CSWOA5l
  3. (law) A legal dispute or lawsuit. Categories (topical): Law, Law
    Sense id: en-ple-enm-noun-Wb000sL6 Disambiguation of Law: 10 8 28 27 19 7 Categories (other): Middle English entries with incorrect language header, Middle English entries with topic categories using raw markup Disambiguation of Middle English entries with incorrect language header: 8 4 48 12 18 11 Disambiguation of Middle English entries with topic categories using raw markup: 6 4 54 11 17 9 Topics: law
  4. (law) A legal plea or allegation (from either party) Categories (topical): Law, Law
    Sense id: en-ple-enm-noun-UA0rqlsa Disambiguation of Law: 10 8 28 27 19 7 Topics: law
  5. (rare) plea, beseeching, petition Tags: rare Categories (topical): Law
    Sense id: en-ple-enm-noun-T0pFUkCV Disambiguation of Law: 10 8 28 27 19 7
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Synonyms: plee, pleet, playt, plai, plei, plete, pley, plaid, plait Related terms: pleyen
Etymology number: 1

Verb

Head templates: {{head|enm|verb}} ple
  1. Alternative form of pleyen (“to plea”) Tags: alt-of, alternative Alternative form of: pleyen (extra: to plea)
    Sense id: en-ple-enm-verb-8S3yez77
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Etymology number: 2

Inflected forms

Alternative forms

Download JSON data for ple meaning in Middle English (4.6kB)

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