chevese

Middle English

Alternative forms

chivese, cheves

Etymology

From Old English ċiefes, ċiefese, from Proto-Germanic *kabisjō, *kabisjǭ.

Pronunciation

(Early ME) IPA^(key): /ˈtʃivəs(ə)/, /ˈtʃɛvəs(ə)/
IPA^(key): /ˈtʃeːvəs(ə)/, /ˈtʃɛːvəs(ə)/

Noun

chevese (chiefly Early Middle English)

concubine; secondary female partner.

References

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

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