- ǽwbryce
- m (-es/-as) adultery, a breaking of the marriage vow
Old to modern English dictionary. 2013.
ǽwbryce
Look at other dictionaries:
adultery — (n.) voluntary violation of the marriage bed, c.1300, avoutrie, from O.Fr. avouterie (12c.), noun of condition from avoutre, from L. adulterare to corrupt (see ADULTERATION (Cf. adulteration)). Modern spelling, with the re inserted d , is from… … Etymology dictionary
