chevese

== Middle English == === Alternative forms === cheves, chivese === Etymology === Inherited from Old English ċiefes, ċiefese, from Proto-West Germanic *kabisi, from Proto-Germanic *kabisjō. === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /ˈt͡ʃeːvis(ə)/, /ˈt͡ʃɛ̞ːvis(ə)/ (early) IPA(key): /ˈt͡ʃivis(ə)/, /ˈt͡ʃɛvis(ə)/ === Noun === chevese (chiefly Early Middle English) concubine; secondary female partner. ==== References ==== “cheves(e, n.”, in MED Online, Ann Arbor, Mich.: University of Michigan, 2007, retrieved 12 September 2018.