chevese
Middle English
Alternative forms
- chivese, cheves
Etymology
From Old English ċiefes, ċiefese, from Proto-Germanic *kabisjō, *kabisjǭ.
Pronunciation
- (Early ME) IPA(key): /ˈtʃivəs(ə)/, /ˈtʃɛvəs(ə)/
- IPA(key): /ˈtʃeːvəs(ə)/, /ˈtʃɛːvəs(ə)/
Noun
chevese (chiefly Early Middle English)
- concubine; secondary female partner.
References
- “cheves(e (n.)” in MED Online, Ann Arbor, Mich.: University of Michigan, 2007, retrieved 2018-09-12.