God's cope
/ɡɒdz ˈkəʊp/Now archaic and rare
noun
A proverbial expression for: something impossible to obtain; a very large sum.
Origin
Late Middle English; earliest use found in The Tale of Beryn. Probably from the genitive of god + either cope (although this is apparently first attested later) or its etymon Middle Dutch coop purchase, financial transaction (Dutch koop).
- perpetuous
- perpetuously
- perpetuum mobile
- perphenazine
- Perpignan
- perplex
- perplexability
- perplexed
- perplexedly
- perplexedness
- perplexer
- perplexing
- perplexingly
- perplexion
- perplexity
- perplexive
- perplexment
- per primam intensionum
- per primam intentionem
- per pro.
- per procuration
- per procurationem
- perp walk
- perqueer
- perqueir