dignyte

== Middle English == === Alternative forms === dignete, dignite, dignitee, dignytee, dingnete, dingnytee, dyngnete, dygnyte, dyngnyte === Etymology === Borrowed from Old French dignite, from Latin dignitās, dignitātem; equivalent to digne +‎ -ite. Doublet of deynte and deynteth. === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /ˈdi(n)ɡniteː/ === Adjective === dignyte Worth; value or excellence. High regard; great honour. High rank, title, or position. A privilege, right, or prerogative. (astrology) The heightened influence of a planet. (rare) That which provides worth or honour. (rare) A dignitary; one of high rank. ==== Descendants ==== English: dignity ==== References ==== “dignitẹ̄, n.”, in MED Online, Ann Arbor, Mich.: University of Michigan, 2007. James A. H. Murray et al., editors (1884–1928), “Dictionary”, in A New English Dictionary on Historical Principles (Oxford English Dictionary), volume III (D–E), London: Clarendon Press, →OCLC, page 356, column 2.