"staple" meaning in Middle English

See staple in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Noun

Forms: staples [plural], stapel [alternative], stapil [alternative], stapul [alternative]
Etymology: Borrowed from Anglo-Norman staple (Old French estaple), from Frankish *stapul (“post, pillar; basis, foundation”). Doublet of stapel (“post, stake”). Etymology templates: {{dercat|enm|gem-pro}}, {{bor|enm|xno|staple}} Anglo-Norman staple, {{cog|fro|estaple}} Old French estaple, {{der|enm|frk|*stapul|t=post, pillar; basis, foundation}} Frankish *stapul (“post, pillar; basis, foundation”), {{doublet|enm|stapel|t1=post, stake}} Doublet of stapel (“post, stake”) Head templates: {{head|enm|nouns|g=|g2=|g3=|head=|sort=}} staple, {{enm-noun}} staple (plural staples)
  1. staple (official market established by royal authority for selling export goods)
    Sense id: en-staple-enm-noun-CPoPuq9w
  2. staple (the town containing such market)
    Sense id: en-staple-enm-noun-TYtbUeSh
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Etymology number: 1

Noun

Forms: staples [plural]
Head templates: {{head|enm|nouns|g=|g2=|g3=|head=|sort=}} staple, {{enm-noun}} staple (plural staples)
  1. Alternative form of stapel Tags: alt-of, alternative Alternative form of: stapel
    Sense id: en-staple-enm-noun-gk8l5uyN
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Etymology number: 2

Alternative forms

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