A-per-se
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See also: aperse
English
[edit]Etymology
[edit]A (the letter A) + the Latin phrase per se (by itself).[1]
Noun
[edit]- (obsolete) A person or thing that is preeminent, unique, or which has unusual merit.
- c. 1500, Robert Henryson, The Testament of Cresseid:
- O fair Creseide, the flower and A-per-se Of Troy and Greece.
References
[edit]- ^ Brown, Lesley (2003)
Lesley Brown, editor-in-chief, William R. Trumble and Angus Stevenson, editors (2002), “A-per-se”, in The Shorter Oxford English Dictionary on Historical Principles, 5th edition, Oxford, New York, N.Y.: Oxford University Press, →ISBN, page 1.