acounte
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Middle English
Alternative forms
Etymology
Borrowed from Anglo-Norman acounte, aconte, from aconter (see acounten). Equivalent to a- + counte (“computation”).
Pronunciation
Noun
acounte (plural acountes)
- An enumeration or count; the act of counting.
- (often in the plural) An account (financial record)
- An explanation of actions or events.
- (specifically) One's explanation at the Last Judgement.
- (with negative, rare) Value, regard.
Descendants
References
- “accǒunt(e, n.”, in MED Online, Ann Arbor, Mich.: University of Michigan, 2007.