utilite

== Middle English == === Alternative forms === utilitee === Etymology === Borrowed from Old French utilite, utilitet, itself borrowed from Latin ūtilitās. === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /ˈiu̯tiliteː/ === Noun === utilite (uncountable) benefit, gain, profit utility, usefulness function, purpose (rare) effectiveness, reliability ==== Descendants ==== English: utility ==== References ==== “ūtilitẹ̄, n.”, in MED Online, Ann Arbor, Mich.: University of Michigan, 2007.