dignyte
Middle English
Alternative forms
Etymology
Borrowed from Old French dignite, from Latin dignitās, dignitātem; equivalent to digne + -ite. Doublet of deynte and deynteth.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈdi(n)ɡniteː/
Adjective
dignyte
Descendants
- English: dignity
References
- “dignitẹ̄, n.”, in MED Online, Ann Arbor, Mich.: University of Michigan, 2007.
- James A. H. Murray [et al.], editors (1884–1928), “Dictionary”, in A New English Dictionary on Historical Principles (Oxford English Dictionary), volumes III (D–E), London: Clarendon Press, →OCLC, page 356, column 2.
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