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)
- 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.