utilite
Middle English
Alternative forms
- utilitee
Etymology
Borrowed from Old French utilite, utilitet, itself borrowed from Latin ūtilitās.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈiu̯tiliteː/
Noun
utilite (uncountable)
- benefit, gain, profit
- utility, usefulness
- function, purpose
- (rare) effectiveness, reliability
Descendants
- English: utility
References
- “ūtilitẹ̄, n.”, in MED Online, Ann Arbor, Mich.: University of Michigan, 2007.