IIIIth en · ADJ
Etymology
From Middle English IIIIth; IIII (Roman numeral representing four) + -th (ordinal suffix).
Meanings
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(abbreviation, alt-of, not-comparable) Abbreviation of fourth.
alt of fourth
[…]afore the seid iiiith day of Marche[…]
1784, A Complete Collection of State Trials and Proceedings for High Treason and Other Crimes and Misdemeanors from the Earliest Period to the Year 1783, with Notes and Other Illustrations, page 171:Thus, having nothing els of moment to advertise, I end wᵗʰ wishing unto yoʳ L. aswel as I wold unto my self. Ffrom Chattesworth, this iiiith of Octobre, 1573.
1573, Mark Aloysius Tierney, The History and Antiquities of the Castle and Town of Arundel; Including the Biography of Its Earls, from the Conquest to the Present Time, published 1834, page 737:Thys yere, þe IIIIᵗʰ or Vᵗʰ of Novembre, was a gret wynde þat blew down many howsis in þe contrey / & tylis, & thecche, & trees.
1531, William Henry Hulme, The Middle-English Harrowing of hell and Gospel of Nicodemus, published 1907, page 161:One of the Daughters of King Edward the IIIIth,[…]iiiith Part of the Moiety of the Chaſe of Clerys,[…]
1513, Rolls of Parliament, to Supply the Deficiencies in the Journals of the House of Lords, published 1860, page ii, vii:
Forms
| Spelling | Features | Labels | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| IVth | alternative | lexicographic |