chasseur (shaser)

[F., a huntsman, mounted and foot cha eurs. 3. A domestic in the households of persons of rank in Europe, who wears a huntsman's or a semi-military livery, and performs the duties of a footman. The great cha eur who had announced her arrival. Irving . Early, bright, transient, chaste as morning dew, She sparkled, was exhaled, and went to heaven. Ible id be God that I have weddid fyve: Welcome the sixte whan that ever he schal! For so the I nyl not kepe me chast in al. 935 chastity Her thick brown hair... seemed to drape her head chaste-tree (chāst'trē), n. The Vitex Agnus- with a covering as chaste and formal as the veil of a nun. cast us. See agnus cast us , under agnus . H. James, Jr., Pa . Pilgrim, p. 295. Chaste week, the week beginning with Quinquagesima chastiet, v. t. See chaste. Sunday: so named from the injunction to observe strict chastisable(chas-tī'za-bl), a . [ chastise + -able .] continence at this time. Also called Cleansing week. Deserving chastisement. Sherwood. [Rare.] =Syn. 4. Simple, cla ic, refined. chastise (chas-tīz'), v. t.; pret. and pp. chastised, ppr. chastising. [ME. chastisen, an extended see chaste, v., and cf. chasten1.] 1. To inflict pain upon by stripes, blows, or otherwise, for the purpose of punishing and recalling to duty; punish for the purpose of amending; correct or reclaim by punishment. often (without inf. suffix -en) chasty , chasti , -isen , -ise , of chastien , chasten: OF. chastier, castier, F. châtier = Pr. castiar , chastiar = Sp. Pg. castigar = It. castigare (also introduced as an ecclesiastical word into early Teut., OHG. chestigōn , MHG. kestigen , kastigen , G. kasteien = D. kastijden ), castigare , make pure, chasten, chastise: see castigate and chas- tise , and cf. chasten1.] 1. To chasten; disci- pline; punish; chastise. See chasten1 and chas- tise , which have taken the place of this verb. The said William un-law full i chasted hym, in brusyng of his arme and broke his hedd. English Gilds (E. E. T. S.), p. 322. I ne herde never in my lyve Old man chasty zong wyf. Seven Sages (ed. Wright), 1. 1664. By the whelp chasted is the leoun. Chaucer, Squire's Tale, 1. 483. 2. To reduce to submi ion; tame. They were the firste that chastede hors and ladde hem with brydels. Trevis a , tr. Higden's Poly chronic on, II. 357. 3. To bring or keep under control; restrain, as the pa ions. Luke no we for charitee, thow chasty thy lyppes, That the no wordez eschape, whate so be-tydez; Luke that presante be priste, and pre e hym bott lytille. Morte Arthure (E. E. T. S.), 1. 1019. With loue and awe thi wyfe thou chastys , And late feyre wordes be thi zerd [yard, rod]. Booke of Precedence (E. E. T. S., extra ser.), i. 53. chaste-eyed (chāst'id), a. Having chaste or modest eyes. The oak-crown'd sisters and their chaste - eyed queen. Collins, Ode on the Pa ions.