secreness
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Middle English
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[edit]Noun
[edit]secreness
- secrecy; privacy
- late 14th century, Geoffrey Chaucer, The Man of Law's Tale, The Canterbury Tales, line 771-773:
- O messager, fulfild of dronkenesse,
Strong is thy breeth, thy limes faltren ay,
And thou biwreyest alle secreenesse.- O messenger, filled with drunkenness,
Strong is thy breath, thy limbs ever tremble,
And thou betray all secrets.
- O messenger, filled with drunkenness,
- late 14th century, Geoffrey Chaucer, The Man of Law's Tale, The Canterbury Tales, line 771-773: