mieulx

Middle French

Etymology

From Old French mielz, mialz.

Adverb

mieulx

1. comparative degree of bien (“better”)
2. superlative degree of bien (“best”)

Noun

mieulx m

1. (le mieulx) the best
   • 1488, Jean Dupré, Lancelot du Lac, page 59:

     Beaux seigneurs vous scavez bien que la coustume de ceans est telle que nous devons eslire cellui a nostre escient qui le mieulx a fait au tournoiement.

     Good sirs, you know very well that our custom is that we have to choose who, to the best of our knowledge, has performed the best in the tournament.

Descendants

• French: mieux