chevese

Middle English

Alternative forms

• cheves, chivese

Etymology

Inherited from Old English ċiefes, ċiefese, from Proto-West Germanic *kabisi, from Proto-Germanic *kabisjō.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈt͡ʃeːvis(ə)/, /ˈt͡ʃɛːvis(ə)/
• (early) IPA^(key): /ˈt͡ʃivis(ə)/, /ˈt͡ʃɛvis(ə)/

Noun

chevese (chiefly Early Middle English)

1. concubine; secondary female partner.

References

• “cheves(e, n.”, in MED Online, Ann Arbor, Mich.: University of Michigan, 2007, retrieved 2018-09-12.