Middle English humilite adapts the French form without its written accent and within English phonology.
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humilite
humility; humble disposition or conduct
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PARENT / EARLIER FORM / attestedOld French · Old French, attested from the later 10th century · humble quality nounhumilité
quality of one who is humble; abasement before God
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The French humble-quality and religious-abasement field enters Middle English.
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Humility — American Heritage DictionaryMiddle English humilite, from Old French
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