Bouget
//ˈbuːdʒɪt// noun
noun ·Rare ·Advanced level
Definitions
Noun
- 1 Obsolete form of budget (“purse, bag; etc”). alt-of, obsolete
"With that, out of his bouget forth he drew Great ſtore of treaſure, therewith him to tempt;"
- 2 A charge resembling a yoke and a pair of the water bags that were formerly used to supply an army in battle.
Synonyms
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More examples"With that, out of his bouget forth he drew Great ſtore of treaſure, therewith him to tempt;"
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”).
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