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† ˈchargeous, a. Obs.
Forms: 4 charjous(e, chargeuse, chargous, 4–6 chargeous, 6 chargious.
[a. AF. chargeous, -jous = OF. chargeus:—Rom. type *cargoso, f. carga charge: see -ous.]
1. Of the nature of a load; onerous, heavy.
1382Wyclif Prov. xxvii. 3 Heuy is the ston, and charious is the grauel.
2. Burdensome; expensive, costly; troublesome.
138.Wyclif Sel. Wks. III. 346 Alle þes olde ordris, ben chargious to þe Chirche. 1382― 2 Cor. xi. 9 Whenne I was anentis ȝou, and nedide, I was chargeous to no man. c1386Chaucer Melib. ⁋277 (Harl. MS.) Ful chargeous [v.r. chargeaunt, -geant] and ful anoyous for to hiere. 1540Elyot Image Gov. (1556) 113 In daliaunce and bankettynge..and other chargious solasyng. a1563Bale Sel. Wks. (1849) 105 He [St. Paul] was not chargeous unto them. |