† apertén.
Obsolete. rare.
The public manifestation of skill; display of prowess.
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1470 J. Hardyng Chron. cxcviii Consyderyng well his knightly aperte.
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n.1470- to get on his feet
- to get on his her feet
- to get on ignorant
- to get on in the world
- to get on in years or life
- to get on like a house on fire
- to get on lock
- to get on one's feet
- to get on one's hind legs
- to get on one's legs
- to get on one's wick
- to get on or get out
- to get on quince
- to get on terms
- to get on the back foot
- to get on the bad side of a person
- to get on the ball
- to get on the finger ends
- to get on the good side of a person
- to get on the nosebag
- to get on the raw
- to get on the right side of someone
- to get on the run
- to get on the wrong side of a person
- to get on to