compasse

See also: compassé

English

Noun

compasse (plural compasses)

1. Obsolete spelling of compass.

French

Pronunciation

• Homophones: compassent, compasses

Verb

compasse

1. inflection of compasser:
   1. first/third-person singular present indicative/subjunctive
   2. second-person singular imperative

Latin

Participle

compasse

1. vocative masculine singular of compassus

Middle English

Etymology 1

From Old French compas.

Noun

compasse

1. alternative form of compas

Etymology 2

From Old French compasser.

Verb

compasse

1. alternative form of compassen