recet

Middle English

Alternative forms

• recett, rescet, resette, resset, ressett
• rescett, reset (Northern)
• recette, rescette (Late Middle English)

Etymology

Borrowed from Anglo-Norman recet m (“receptacle, refuge”) from Latin receptus; compare receyt.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /rɛːˈsɛt/, /rɛˈsɛt/
• IPA^(key): /ˈrɛsɛt/ (possibly, with shift of stress)

Noun

recet (plural *recettes)

1. Shelter, refuge; the state of being protected.
2. A place serving as lodging or a refuge; a habitation.
3. (rare) A shelterer of criminals.
4. In miscellaneous rare senses loosely corresponding to those of receyt:
   1. An earning; a part of one's income.
   2. A receptacle or plug.
   3. A recipe for medicine.

Related terms

• recetten
• recettour

Descendants

• Middle Scots: reset, resett
  • → English: reset

References

• “recet, n.”, in MED Online, Ann Arbor, Mich.: University of Michigan, 2007.