athleticque

Middle French

Adjective

athleticque m or f (plural athleticques)

  1. alternative form of athletique
    • 1534, [François Rabelais], “Commẽt Picrochole print dassault la roche Clermaud ⁊ le regret ⁊ difficulte que feist Grãdgousier de entreprendre guerre”, in [La vie très horrifique du grand Gargantua, père de Pantagruel], signature Gij, verso:
      Oꝛ laiſſons les la, ⁊ retournons a noſtre bon Gargantua qui eſt a Paris bien inſtant a leſtude de bõnes letres ⁊ exercitations athleticq̃s, […]
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    • 1547, Guillaume Budé, edited by Iean de Luxembourg, De Linstitution du Prince, Nicole Paris, →OCLC, page 125:
      Et d’aduantaige, il eſt poſsible & aysé à croire, que Alexandre fut meu pour aultre raiſon de n’entrer au champ athleticque.
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