chalis

== Middle English == === Alternative forms === chales, schalis, chalice, chaleys, chalys, calice, calis, caliz, challes, chayles, chalyse === Etymology === Borrowed from Old French chalice, calice, borrowed itself from Latin calix, from Ancient Greek κάλυξ (kálux). Doublet of calch, which is an older form inherited from Proto-West Germanic *kalik, ultimately from the same source. === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /ˈtʃalis(ə)/, /ˈkalis(ə)/ === Noun === chalis (plural chalices) A cup, chalice or glass; a container for drinking out of. A chalice for wine used for the Eucharist. (figurative) An emotion that affects one's life path. ==== Descendants ==== English: chalice Scots: chalice ==== References ==== “chalice, n.”, in MED Online, Ann Arbor, Mich.: University of Michigan, 2007, retrieved 2 August 2018.