Crossword clues for childe
The Collaborative International Dictionary
Childe \Childe\, n. A cognomen formerly prefixed to his name by the oldest son, until he succeeded to his ancestral titles, or was knighted; as, Childe Roland.
Douglas Harper's Etymology Dictionary
"youth of gentle birth," used as a kind of title, late Old English, variant spelling of child (q.v.).
Wiktionary
n. 1 A child of noble birth. 2 The cognomen given to the oldest son prior to his taking his father's title.
Wikipedia
In the Middle Ages, a childe or child [ Old English Cild > "Young Lord"] was the son of a nobleman who had not yet attained knighthood, or had not yet won his spurs. As a rank in chivalry, it was used as a title, e.g. Child Horn in King Horn, as a male progressed through the positions of squire and then knight.
The term is now obsolete, but is still well known from poetry, such as Robert Browning's Childe Roland to the Dark Tower Came and Lord Byron's Childe Harold's Pilgrimage.
In the local dialect of North East Scotland known as Doric a Childe (pronounced cheeil) is the name used that may be directly translated as chap or fellow or man in English . For example, a working childe was a working man or chap . A dour childe is dour fellow for example.
Childe can be a surname. Notable people with the surname include:
- Elias Childe, English painter
- Henry Langdon Childe, English entertainer
- James Warren Childe, English painter
- Vere Gordon Childe, Australian philologist and archaeologist
- Wilfred Rowland Childe, British poet and critic
As a given name it may refer to:
- Childe Hassam
Usage examples of "childe".
I pray you by these beautifull haires, by these round cheekes delicate and tender, by your pleasant hot breast, whose shape and face I shall learn at length by the childe in my belly, grant the fruit of my desire, refresh your deare Spowse Psyches with joy, who is bound and linked unto you for ever.
And therewithall shee willed secretly the residue to depart : who being gone she sayd, My most deare Cousin Lucius, I do sweare by the goddesse Diana, that I doe greatly tender your safety, and am as carefull for you as if you were myne owne naturall childe, beware I say, beware of the evil arts and wicked allurements of that Pamphiles who is the wife of Milo, whom you call your Host, for she is accounted the most chief and principall Magitian and Enchantresse living, who by breathing out certain words and charmes over bowes, stones and other frivolous things, can throw down all the powers of the heavens into the deep bottome of hell, and reduce all the whole world againe to the old Chaos.
Childe then told everyone else to disable their chemosensors until told otherwise.
His comrades followed closely at his heels, and occupied the position with the loss of Childe, their Major.
He demaunded why we went further with our Boate, I tolde him, in that I would have occasion to talke of the backe Sea, that on the other side the maine, where was salt water, my father had a childe slaine, which we supposed Monocan his enemie, whose death we intended to revenge.
Moreover she caused, that the wife of a certain lover that she had should never be delivered of her childe, but according to the computation of all men, it is eight yeares past since the poore woman first began to swell, and now shee is encreased so big, that shee seemeth as though she would bring forth some great Elephant : which when it was knowne abroad, and published throughout all the towne, they tooke indignation against her, and ordayned that the next day shee should most cruelly be stoned to death.
Howbeit as halfe ashamed I drew towards her, and shee turned her selfe and sayd, Behold how he resembleth the very same grace as his mother Salvia doth, behold his countenance and stature, agreeing thereto in each poynt, behold his comely state, his fine slendernesse, his Vermilion colour, his haire yellow by nature, his gray and quicke eye, like to the Eagle, and his trim and comely gate, which do sufficiently prove him to be the naturall childe of Salvia.
Childe had attached some additional armour to her skintight - scablike patches of flexible woven diamond - but she must have felt more vulnerable.
To convince ourselves of this, we do not need to recall the effect of Werther, of Childe Harold, and of Don Juan, and the imitation of their sentimentality, misanthropy, and adventure, down to the copying of the rakishness of the loosely-knotted necktie and the broad turn-over collar.
I looked at Celestine, willing her to palm the frame, no matter what Childe said.
Now that we were alone - and no longer reliant on Celestine - Childe had revealed himself as a more than adequately capable problem-solver.
Childe had looked to have his doubts, but Celestine was so certain of herself.
Childe placed his forepaw over the solution that he and Celestine had agreed on, and pressed.
Now to bring this Peter in credite, and the kyng out of all credite with his people, diverse vaine persons bruted dayly among the commons of the realme, that Christe had twice appered unto him in the shape of a childe, betwene the prieste's handes, once at Yorke, another tyme at Pomfret.
Now to bring this Peter in credite, and the kyng out of all credite with his people, diverse vaine persons bruted dayly among the commons of the realme, that Christe had twice appered unto him in the shape of a childe, betwene the prieste’s handes, once at Yorke, another tyme at Pomfret.