sente

[ sen-tee ]

Phonetic (Standard)IPA

noun

, plural li·sen·te [li-, sen, -tee].

Origin of sente¹

First recorded in 1975–80; from Sesotho, from English cent ( def )

Although the teacher fauored hym, yet fearynge leste they shulde one kyll an other, he sente awaye his cosen.

And Iuda sayde: let her take it to her/ lest we be shamed: for I sente the kydd & thou coudest not fynde her.

I writte from Copingforde to Mr. Skipwith for a horse, and he sente me one, which was brought to me at Stamforde.

Then, after the conquest, mathew Paris speakethe thereof aboute ornamentes to be sente to the Poope.

Ye awthour dyd reappeare in ye aufternoone, and dyd seeke to borrowe a crowne from mee, but I sente hym packing.

April 23, 2024inveterate

[in-vet-er-it ]

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