cuintise

Old French

Alternative forms

  • cointise (France)

Etymology

cuinte +‎ -ise.

Noun

cuintise oblique singular, f (oblique plural cuintises, nominative singular cuintise, nominative plural cuintises) (Anglo-Norman)

  1. skill; adeptness; ability
  2. ruse; trickery; guile

References

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