Stoycis

Middle English

Etymology

From Latin stōicus, from Ancient Greek Στωϊκός (Stōïkós).

Noun

Stoycis pl

1. stoics
   • a1425(c1395), WBible(2) (Roy 1.C.8), Deeds 17.18:

     While Poul abood hem at Atenys […] summe Epeicureis and Stoisens [WB(1): Stoycis] and filosofris disputiden with hym.

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Related terms

• stoicalle

Descendants

• English: stoic

References

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