dignyte
Middle English
Alternative forms
- dignete, dignite, dignitee, dignytee, dingnete, dingnytee, dyngnete, dygnyte, dyngnyte
Etymology
Borrowed from Old French dignite, from Latin dignitās, dignitātem; equivalent to digne + -ite. Doublet of deynte and deynteth.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈdi(n)ɡniteː/
Adjective
dignyte
- Worth; value or excellence.
- High regard; great honour.
- High rank, title, or position.
- A privilege, right, or prerogative.
- (astrology) The heightened influence of a planet.
- (rare) That which provides worth or honour.
- (rare) A dignitary; one of high rank.
Descendants
- English: dignity
References
- “dignitẹ̄, n.”, in MED Online, Ann Arbor, Mich.: University of Michigan, 2007.
- James A. H. Murray [et al.], editors (1884–1928) , “Dictionary”, in A New English Dictionary on Historical Principles (Oxford English Dictionary), volume III (D–E), London: Clarendon Press, OCLC 15566697, page 356, column 2.