Stoycis
Middle English
Etymology
From Latin stōicus, from Ancient Greek Στωϊκός (Stōïkós).
Noun
Stoycis pl
- stoics
- a1425(c1395), WBible(2) (Roy 1.C.8), Deeds 17.18:
- While Poul abood hem at Atenys […] summe Epeicureis and Stoisens [WB(1): Stoycis] and filosofris disputiden with hym.
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Related terms
Descendants
- English: stoic
References
- “Stōiciens, n. plural”, in MED Online, Ann Arbor, Mich.: University of Michigan, 2007.
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