letterure
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Middle English[edit]
Alternative forms[edit]
Noun[edit]
letterure
- letters; literature
- late 14th century, Geoffrey Chaucer, The Monk's Tale, The Canterbury Tales, line 3685-3686:
- In youthe a maister hadde this emperour,
To teche him letterure and curteisye, [...]- In youth this emperor had a master
To teach him literature and courtesy, [...]
- In youth this emperor had a master
- late 14th century, Geoffrey Chaucer, The Canon's Yeoman's Tale, The Canterbury Tales, line 846-847:
- [...] Al conne he letterure, or conne he noon,
As in effect, he shal finde it al oon.- [...] And know he book learning or know he none,
In fact, he shall find it all the same.
- [...] And know he book learning or know he none,
- late 14th century, Geoffrey Chaucer, The Monk's Tale, The Canterbury Tales, line 3685-3686:
References[edit]
- “letterure”, in Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary, Springfield, Mass.: G. & C. Merriam, 1913, →OCLC.