ensample

American  

[en-sam-puhl] / ɛnˈsæm pəl /

noun

Archaic.

1. example.

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ensample British  

/ ɛnˈsɑːmpəl /

noun

1. an archaic word for example

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Etymology

Origin of ensample

1200–50; Middle English < Old French, variant ( en- en- ¹ replacing es- ) of essample < Old French < Latin exemplum example

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Example Sentences

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ensample

Arguing that "mankind cannot be made good under compulsion," he quoted against Prohibition Chaucer's reference to the village parson: To drawen folk to heven by fairnesse By good ensample, this way his bisy-nesse.

From Time Magazine Archive

Claes toiling all week long, living by righteousness and law, and laughing instead of weeping in his heavy labours, will be the ensample of all the good workers of Flanders.

From The Legend of Ulenspiegel, Volume I (of 2) And Lamme Goedzak, and their Adventures Heroical, Joyous and Glorious in the Land of Flanders and Elsewhere by Charles Th?odore Henri de Coster

Neither stripes nor teachinges in tyme could conuert, wherefore an ensample let me to you be, And all that be present, nowe praye you for me.

From The Rogues and Vagabonds of Shakespeare's Youth Awdeley's 'Fraternitye of vacabondes' and Harman's 'Caveat' by John Awdeley

Soldier, administrator, and leader of men, he trod "the perfect ways of honour," and by his private as much as by his public life made himself a shining ensample for all time.

From John Nicholson The Lion of the Punjaub by R. E. Cholmeley

For to make a lawe for to punisshe eny offender except it were more fit to giue other men an ensample to beware to committe suche like offence, whate shuld yt auayle.

From A Supplication for the Beggars by Simon Fish

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