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What does “Waite” mean?

What does “Waite” mean?

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CoachT

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In the right context (early middle English) it is an archaic spelling of wait in the sense of a servant and is the source of “waiter”.

Example from Chaucer:

“Ye waite upon Gode Queene Anne,”

“You (a group) wait (serve) upon good Queen Anne”

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A few days ago
richard b
Definition of ‘waite’

Noun

United States jurist who was appointed chief justice of the United States Supreme Court in 1874 by President Grant (1816-1888)

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Fortis cadere cedere non potest
It is the name of an American jurist and chief justice of the Supreme Court named Morrison Remick Waite. The name itself means guard or watchman.
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