letterure

Middle English

Alternative forms

• lettrure

Noun

letterure

1. letters; literature
   • late 14th century, Geoffrey Chaucer, The Monk's Tale, The Canterbury Tales, line 3685-3686:

     In youthe a maister hadde this emperour,
     To teche him letterure and curteisye, [...]

     In youth this emperor had a master
     To teach him literature and courtesy, [...]

   • late 14th century, Geoffrey Chaucer, The Canon's Yeoman's Tale, The Canterbury Tales, line 846-847:

     [...] Al conne he letterure, or conne he noon,
     As in effect, he shal finde it al oon.

     [...] And know he book learning or know he none,
     In fact, he shall find it all the same.

References

• “letterure”, in Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary, Springfield, Mass.: G. & C. Merriam, 1913, →OCLC.