diversite

Middle English

Alternative forms

• diversete, divercite, dyversitee, dyversite

Etymology

From Old French diversité. Equivalent to diverse +‎ -ite.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /divərsiˈteː/, /diːvərsiˈteː/
• Rhymes: -eː

Noun

diversite (uncountable)

1. difference, distinctness
   • c1386, Geoffrey Chaucer, The Man of Law's Tale, 87:

     Ther was swich diversitee Bitwene hir bothe lawes.

2. deviation, diversion
3. individuality, independence
4. distinction, discrimination, unequal treatment
5. diversity, variety
6. discord, strife

Descendants

• English: diversity
• Scots: diversitie, diversitee

References

• “dī̆versitẹ̄, n.”, in MED Online, Ann Arbor, Mich.: University of Michigan, 2007, retrieved 30 March 2018.