serche

Middle English

Etymology 1

Borrowed from Old French cerche (“search”).

Alternative forms

serge, cerche, serch

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /ˈsɛrtʃ(ə)/

Noun

serche (plural serches)

A search or or investigation of a piece of land or an area.
An investigation of goods entering a country.
The privilege to look into crime (usually referring to not following guild code)
A supervisor in a monastic retreat composed of women.
(rare, Late Middle English) A inspection or inquest of goods or products.
(rare, Late Middle English) An in-depth conversation.

Descendants

English: search
Scots: sairch

References

“serch(e (n.)” in MED Online, Ann Arbor, Mich.: University of Michigan, 2007, retrieved 2018-07-09.

Etymology 2

Borrowed from Old French cerche (“edge, margin”).

Alternative forms

serge, skerche, seerch, sergh

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /ˈsɛrtʃ(ə)/, /ˈsɛːrtʃ(ə)/

Noun

serche (plural serches)

A cut or carved stone.

References

“sē̆rch (n.)” in MED Online, Ann Arbor, Mich.: University of Michigan, 2007, retrieved 2018-07-09.

Etymology 3

Borrowed from Anglo-Norman sercher.

Verb

serche

Alternative form of serchen

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