A-per-se

See also: aperse

English

Etymology

A (the letter A) + the Latin phrase per se (by itself).[1]

Noun

A-per-se

  1. (dated) A person or thing that is preeminent, unique, or which has unusual merit.
    • Chaucer
      O fair Creseide, the flower and A-per-se Of Troy and Greece.

References
  1. Brown, Lesley (2003)

“A-per-se” in Lesley Brown, editor, The Shorter Oxford English Dictionary, 5th edition, Oxford: Oxford University Press, →ISBN, page 1.

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