cheventein

Middle English

Noun

cheventein

1. alternative form of cheveteyn

   And if so falle, the cheventein be take
   On eyther side, or elles sle his make
   - Chaucer, The Knight's Tale, The Canterbury Tales, ll. 1697-1698

References

• “cheventein”, in Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary, Springfield, Mass.: G. & C. Merriam, 1913, →OCLC.