serche

== Middle English == === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /ˈsɛrtʃ(ə)/, /ˈsɛːrtʃ(ə)/ === Etymology 1 === Borrowed from Old French cerche (“search”), from cerchier (“to search”); compare serchen. ==== Alternative forms ==== cerche, serch, serge, sarche ==== Noun ==== serche (plural serches) A search or investigation of an area. An investigation of goods entering a country. The privilege to investigate crime (usually violations of guild code) A supervisor of a convent (monastery for women). (rare, Late Middle English) An inspection or inquest of goods or products. (rare, Late Middle English) An in-depth conversation. ===== Descendants ===== English: search Scots: sairch ===== References ===== “serch(e, n.”, in MED Online, Ann Arbor, Mich.: University of Michigan, 2007, retrieved 9 July 2018. === Etymology 2 === Borrowed from Old French cerche (“edge, margin”). ==== Alternative forms ==== seerch, serge, sergh, skerche ==== Noun ==== serche (plural serches) A cut or carved stone. ===== References ===== “sē̆rch, n.”, in MED Online, Ann Arbor, Mich.: University of Michigan, 2007, retrieved 9 July 2018. === Etymology 3 === ==== Verb ==== serche alternative form of serchen