chevese

Middle English

Alternative forms

• chivese, cheves

Etymology

From Old English ċiefes, ċiefese, from Proto-Germanic *kabisjō, *kabisjǭ.

Pronunciation

• (Early ME) IPA^(key): /ˈtʃivəs(ə)/, /ˈtʃɛvəs(ə)/
• IPA^(key): /ˈtʃeːvəs(ə)/, /ˈtʃɛːvəs(ə)/

Noun

chevese (chiefly Early Middle English)

1. concubine; secondary female partner.

References

• “cheves(e (n.)”, in MED Online, Ann Arbor, Mich.: University of Michigan, 2007, retrieved 2018-09-12.