piete

See also: pieté, piété, piêté, piețe, and piętę

Middle English

Alternative forms

Etymology

From Old French pieté, from Latin pietās.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈpiːɛteː/, /ˈpiːəteː/

Noun

piete (uncountable)

  1. mercifulness, compassion, sympathy

Descendants

  • English: piety
  • Scots: peeity

References

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