† eleven.
Obsolete as English.
A pupil. The French word is occasionally used when French subjects are spoken of: e.g. ‘He was an élève of the Ecole Normale.’
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discipleOE
scholarOE
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school student1846
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1736 N. Bailey et al. Dictionarium Britannicum (ed. 2) An Eleve, a pupil or scholar educated under any one.
1770 J. Hope in Philos. Trans. 1769 (Royal Soc.) 59 241 (note) Mr. James Robertson is an eleve of mine.
1807 J. Hall Trav. Scotl. I. 146 Dr. Hunter..the eleve of Lord Monboddo.
1829 Gentleman's Mag. 97 ii. 527 Their Eleves should have..an excellent classical education.
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