chalis
Middle English
editAlternative forms
editEtymology
editBorrowed from Old French chalice, calice, borrowed itself from Latin calix, from Ancient Greek κάλυξ (kálux). Doublet of calch, which is an older form inherited from Proto-West Germanic *kalik, ultimately from the same source.
Pronunciation
editNoun
editchalis (plural chalices)
- A cup, chalice or glass; a container for drinking out of.
- A chalice for wine used for the Eucharist.
- (figurative) An emotion that affects one's life path.
Descendants
editReferences
edit- “chalice, n.”, in MED Online, Ann Arbor, Mich.: University of Michigan, 2007, retrieved 2018-08-02.
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