stablie
Appearance
Middle English
[edit]Alternative forms
[edit]Etymology
[edit]From Anglo-Norman stablie (Old French establie).
Noun
[edit]stablie (plural stablies)
- A group of hunters and hounds stationed around the perimeter of a wood during a hunt to prevent the escape of the game.
- military encampment
Descendants
[edit]- English: stably
References
[edit]- “stāblīe, n.”, in MED Online, Ann Arbor, Mich.: University of Michigan, 2007.