bouget en · NOUN
Pronunciation
- /ˈbuːɡɛt/
- /ˈbuːdʒɛt/
- /ˈbuːdʒɪt/
Etymology
The heraldic sense derives from an older spelling and meaning of budget, "small bag" (compare Middle English bouget, bowgett (“a leather bag or wallet”)), from Middle French bougette (“little pouch”).
Meanings
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(alt-of, obsolete) Obsolete form of budget (“purse, bag; etc”).
alt of budget
With that, out of his bouget forth he drew Great ſtore of treaſure, therewith him to tempt;
1590, Edmund Spenser, “Book III, Canto X”, in The Faerie Queene. […], London: […] [John Wolfe] for William Ponsonbie, →OCLC, page 550:
- A charge resembling a yoke and a pair of the water bags that were formerly used to supply an army in battle.
Forms
| Spelling | Features | Labels | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| bougets | Number=Plur | lexicographic | |
| bowget | alternative | lexicographic |