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

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