grammates

English

Etymology

Ancient Greek

Noun

grammates pl (plural only)

1. (obsolete) The rudiments or first principles, as of grammar.
   • 1633, John Ford, The Broken Heart:

     Ha , ha , ha ! These apish boys , when they but taste the grammates, And principles of theory, imagine

References

“grammates”, in Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary, Springfield, Mass.: G. & C. Merriam, 1913, →OCLC.

Anagrams

• metagrams