Middle English Dictionary Entry
termerite n.
Entry Info
| Forms | termerite n. Also turmerite. |
| Etymology | Cp. MnL (16th cent.) terra merita & F (17th cent.) terre mérite. |
Definitions (Senses and Subsenses)
1.
Turmeric, a powder prepared from the aromatic rhizome of the long-rooted curcuma Curcuma longa.
Associated quotations
- ?a1425 *MS Htrn.95 (Htrn 95)194b/b : Cucurme: Turmeryte.
- c1450 Burg.Practica (Rwl D.251)214/29 : For þe jandyes: Take [one-half dram] of safyrne, [one dram] of sugyr roset, [one dram] de succre violarum, [one dram] termeryte, and tempere al þes to-gedyr and ete here-of fyrst and last.