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† lettrure Obs.
Also 4–5 letterure, (4 letrure, letterrure, lettyreure, 5 lectrure, litterure).
[ad. OF. letrëure, lettrëure:—L. litterātūra, f. littera letter.]
1. A writing, a written book, a story. holy lettrure = Holy Scripture.
13..K. Alis. 3516 Ac, for that lettrure seith ther ageyn, Nul Y schewe hit to no mon. 1377Langl. P. Pl. B. x. 27 ‘Lo!’ seith holy letterrure ‘whiche lordes beth this shrewes’. a1400–50Alexander 2170 Luctus it hiȝt, þe letterure & þe line þus it callis. c1450Lonelich Grail lv. 240 In Caldev was this scripture, whiche Is to vndirstonde As be lettrure.
2. Knowledge of letters or books; learning.
13..E.E. Allit. Poems A. 750 Ne arystotel nawþer by hys lettrure Of carpe þe kynde þese propertez. a1340Hampole Psalter lxx. 9 For .i. not knew lettyreure. 1393Langl. P. Pl. C. i. 137 For in loue and in letterure lith þe grete eleccion. c1400Lanfranc's Cirurg. 138 He cowde not no lettrure. a1420Hoccleve De Reg. Princ. 2073 Simple is my goost, and scars my letterure. 1447O. Bokenham Seyntys (Roxb.) 275 She of lettrure no Kunnyng had. 1483Caxton Gold. Leg. 276/2 Seynt Augustyn was quycke in engyne Swete in speche wyse in lettrure.
3. Science of or skill in (arms).
13..Gaw. & Gr. Knt. 1513 Þe lel layk of luf, þe lettrure of armes. |