See Also: callet(dictionary)

mansuetude (iou) and callet (iou)


mansuetude (iou)



mansuetude noun. arch. LME.
[Old & mod. French mansuetude or Latin mansuetudo, formed as MANSUETE: see -TUDE.]
Gentleness, meekness, docility.

callet (iou)



callet noun & verb. obsolete exc. dial. LME.
[Old & mod. French caillette dim. of caille QUAIL noun: see -ET1.]
A. noun. A lewd woman, a prostitute; a hag, a scold. LME.
b. verb intrans. Scold, rail. L17.