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vility Obs. exc. arch.|ˈvaɪlɪtɪ|
Forms: 5–6 vilite, 6 vylyte, vylite, vilitee, 6–7 vilitie, 7, 9 vility.
[a. OF. (also mod.F.) vilité (var. of vilté vilety), ad. L. vīlitās, f. vīlis vile a.: see -ity. So It. vilità.]
1. Vileness of character or conduct; moral degradation or baseness.
1388Wyclif Deut. xxiv. 1 If..sche fyndith not grace bifor hise iȝen for sum vilite [L. vilitatem], he schal write a libel..of forsakyng. 1502W. Atkynson tr. De Imitatione iii. v. (1891) 199 That all vylyte or synne, specially thyn owne synne & foulenes, dysplease the. 1549Chaloner Erasm. on Folly P iij, They coumpt it vilitee for theim to yelde theyr valiant soules to God, any where els than in a foughten fielde. 1599Sandys Europæ Spec. (1632) 209 Then surely have wee not now so great cause to dread him, as to blame our selves and our wranglings and vility.
1888Doughty Arabia Deserta I. 556 Zelots, who of their natural vility were busy-bodies, questioners of other men's religion.
†2.
a. Mean or low estimate. Obs.—1
c1430Pilgr. Lyf Manhode i. lxi. (1869) 37 For charitee holdeth in cheertee that that oothere holden in vilitee.
†b. Meanness or lowliness of condition. Obs.
1549Compl. Scotl. xx. 170 Al ȝour gloire, veltht, and dignite, sal change in vilite. c1550Disc. Common Weal Eng. (1893) 123, I mervaile muche theare is anie (seinge a vilitie and contempte of the thinge) will occupie the feate of husbandrie at all. 1596Bell Surv. Popery ii. iv. 165 He suffered..in time of his infancie, baseness of his mothers womb, pouertie, asperitie, vilitie in the manger. a1618J. Davies (Heref.) Witte's Pilgr. lxxii, The Sunne..Disdaines not to behold the basest Worme, To glad his Soule and grace his vility. 1664H. More Myst. Iniq. vi. 17 That idle mistake..may probably be grounded upon the seeming vility of these figures. 1696Kennett Rom. Antiq. ii. v. vi. 281 The Comedians wore these [sc. socci] to represent the vility of the Persons they represented.
†c. Lowness of value or price; cheapness. Obs.
1623Cockeram Eng. Dict. ii, Cheapnes, vility. 1638Penkethman Artach. C ij, Such vilitie or cheapnesse of..graine, as 6d. the Quarter. 1674Staveley Rom. Horseleech (1769) 221 The vility of habits [i.e. dress] should be measured by the custom of every country.
†3. Impurity, filth. Obs.
1540Sc. Acts, Jas. V (1814) II. 374/2 Becaus of þe vilite þat cumis be slaying of flesche, be the flescheouris. 1545T. Raynalde Byrth Mankynde 44 The refuce, drosse, & vilar part of the outher blud..separated from the purer for the vylite & euel qualite therin comprehendyd. |