stablie
Middle English
editAlternative forms
editEtymology
editFrom Anglo-Norman stablie (Old French establie).
Noun
editstablie (plural stablies)
- A group of hunters and hounds stationed around the perimeter of a wood during a hunt to prevent the escape of the game.
- military encampment
Descendants
edit- English: stably
References
edit- “stāblīe, n.”, in MED Online, Ann Arbor, Mich.: University of Michigan, 2007.