serche
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Middle English[edit]
Pronunciation[edit]
Etymology 1[edit]
Borrowed from Old French cerche (“search”), from cerchier (“to search”); compare serchen.
Alternative forms[edit]
Noun[edit]
serche (plural serches)
- A search or investigation of an area.
- An investigation of goods entering a country.
- The privilege to investigate crime (usually violations of guild code)
- A supervisor of a convent (monastery for women).
- (rare, Late Middle English) An inspection or inquest of goods or products.
- (rare, Late Middle English) An in-depth conversation.
Descendants[edit]
References[edit]
- “serch(e, n.”, in MED Online, Ann Arbor, Mich.: University of Michigan, 2007, retrieved 2018-07-09.
Etymology 2[edit]
Borrowed from Old French cerche (“edge, margin”).
Alternative forms[edit]
Noun[edit]
serche (plural serches)
References[edit]
- “sē̆rch, n.”, in MED Online, Ann Arbor, Mich.: University of Michigan, 2007, retrieved 2018-07-09.
Etymology 3[edit]
Verb[edit]
serche
- Alternative form of serchen
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- Middle English terms borrowed from Old French
- Middle English terms derived from Old French
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- enm:Building materials
- enm:Law enforcement
- enm:Monasticism
- enm:Rocks
- enm:Talking
- enm:Trading