reaume

See also: Reaume

Middle English

Noun

reaume

1. Alternative form of rewme

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Old French

Alternative forms

• realme, reialme

Etymology

From real (“regal, royal”), from Latin regalis. According to another theory, from an alteration of reiame, from Latin regimen (genitive regiminis). Compare Old Occitan regeme, reialme.

Noun

reaume oblique singular, m (oblique plural reaumes, nominative singular reaumes, nominative plural reaume)

1. kingdom
   • circa 1176, Christian of Troyes (translated by Laurence Harf-Lancner), Cligès, →ISBN, page 140:

     Ferai de vos roi coroné
     del meillor reaume de Gales.

     I will make of you a king
     of the best kingdom of Wales

Descendants

• French: royaume
• → Italian: reame
• Norman:
  • Guernsey Norman: rouoyanme, royaûme
  • Jersey Norman: rouoyaume
  • Continental Norman: reyoume
• → Middle English: rewme, reaume, realme
  • English: realm