diversite
Middle English
Alternative forms
Etymology
From Old French diversité. Equivalent to diverse + -ite.
Pronunciation
Noun
diversite (uncountable)
- difference, distinctness
- c1386, Geoffrey Chaucer, The Man of Law's Tale, 87:
- Ther was swich diversitee Bitwene hir bothe lawes.
- c1386, Geoffrey Chaucer, The Man of Law's Tale, 87:
- deviation, diversion
- individuality, independence
- distinction, discrimination, unequal treatment
- diversity, variety
- discord, strife
Descendants
- English: diversity
- Scots: diversitie, diversitee
References
- “dī̆versitẹ̄ (n.)”, in MED Online, Ann Arbor, Mich.: University of Michigan, 2007, retrieved 2018-03-30.