† mechaladj.

Forms: 1600s mechal, 1600s mechall, 1600s michall, 1600s michol.

Origin: A borrowing from Latin. Etymon: Latin mechalis.

Etymology: < post-classical Latin mechalis adulterous, lewd (from c1000 in British sources) < classical Latin moechus adulterer ( < ancient Greek μοιχός , cognate with ὀμείχειν to urinate: see mig n.¹) + -ālis -al suffix¹.

Obsolete. rare.

Adulterous.Only recorded in the works of Thomas Heywood.

ΘΚΠ

society > morality > moral evil > licentiousness > unchastity > fornication, adultery, or incest > [adjective] > adulterous

spouse-breaka1400

wedlock-breaking?a1400

adulterousa1425

adulterine?1533

adulterate1556

adulterated1592

mechal1608

incestuous1632

roving1692

1608 T. Heywood Rape of Lucrece sig. G2 Then call in witnes of that mechall sinne.

1633 T. Heywood Eng. Traveller sig. Fj Pollute the Nuptiall bed with Michall sinne.

1636 T. Heywood Challenge for Beautie v. sig. I3^v Her owne tongue Hath publish't her a mechall prostitute.

a1641 T. Heywood Captives (1953) ii. ii. 44 That grand Master off mechall lusts. that bulke of brothelree.

This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, June 2001; most recently modified version published online December 2020).

单词	mechal
释义	† mechaladj. Forms: 1600s mechal, 1600s mechall, 1600s michall, 1600s michol. Origin: A borrowing from Latin. Etymon: Latin mechalis. Etymology: < post-classical Latin mechalis adulterous, lewd (from c1000 in British sources) < classical Latin moechus adulterer ( < ancient Greek μοιχός , cognate with ὀμείχειν to urinate: see mig n.¹) + -ālis -al suffix¹. Obsolete. rare. Adulterous.Only recorded in the works of Thomas Heywood. ΘΚΠ society > morality > moral evil > licentiousness > unchastity > fornication, adultery, or incest > [adjective] > adulterous spouse-breaka1400 wedlock-breaking?a1400 adulterousa1425 adulterine?1533 adulterate1556 adulterated1592 mechal1608 incestuous1632 roving1692 1608 T. Heywood Rape of Lucrece sig. G2 Then call in witnes of that mechall sinne. 1633 T. Heywood Eng. Traveller sig. Fj Pollute the Nuptiall bed with Michall sinne. 1636 T. Heywood Challenge for Beautie v. sig. I3^v Her owne tongue Hath publish't her a mechall prostitute. a1641 T. Heywood Captives (1953) ii. ii. 44 That grand Master off mechall lusts. that bulke of brothelree. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, June 2001; most recently modified version published online December 2020). < adj.1608
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