utilite

Middle English

Alternative forms

• utilitee

Etymology

Borrowed from Old French utilite, utilitet, itself borrowed from Latin ūtilitās.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈiu̯tiliteː/

Noun

utilite (uncountable)

1. benefit, gain, profit
2. utility, usefulness
3. function, purpose
4. (rare) effectiveness, reliability

Descendants

• English: utility

References

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