piete

See also: pieté, piété, piêté, piețe, and piętę

Middle English

Alternative forms

• pyete, piety

Etymology

From Old French pieté, from Latin pietās.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈpiːɛteː/, /ˈpiːəteː/

Noun

piete (uncountable)

1. mercifulness, compassion, sympathy

Descendants

• English: piety
• Scots: peeity

References

• “pīetẹ̄, n.”, in MED Online, Ann Arbor, Mich.: University of Michigan, 2007, retrieved 2018-06-18.