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Definition of Equivoque
1. n. An ambiguous term; a word susceptible of different significations.
Definition of Equivoque
1. Adjective. (obsolete) Equivocal. ¹
2. Noun. A play on words, a pun. ¹
3. Noun. Ambiguity or double meaning. ¹
¹ Source: wiktionary.com
Definition of Equivoque
1. [n -S]
Medical Definition of Equivoque
1. 1. An ambiguous term; a word susceptible of different significations. 2. An equivocation; a guibble. Origin: F. Equivoque. See Equivocal. Source: Websters Dictionary (01 Mar 1998)
Lexicographical Neighbors of Equivoque
Literary usage of Equivoque
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. Dictionary of Phrase and Fable: Giving the Derivation, Source, Or Origin of by Ebenezer Cobham Brewer (1898)
"Thieve«. equivoque on the word Nick. An roupie I think there came prancing down
the bill a ..r St. Nicholas'» clerk». ..."
2. Memoirs of the Life of Sir Walter Scott, Bart by John Gibson Lockhart (1837)
"He contrived, however, to do so, on this and all similar occasions, in a style
of equivoque which could never be seriously misunderstood ..."
3. Biographia Dramatica: Or, A Companion to the Playhouse: Containing by David Erskine Baker, Isaac Reed, Stephen Jones (1812)
"... laughable equivoque ensues from their being mistaken for a French count and
countess ; but the General is at length induced to grant an amnesty, ..."
4. A Biographical Dictionary of Eminent Scotsmen by Robert Chambers (1835)
"marked that he should see good hunting on the morrow. Douglas, little dre.im- '
ing of the equivoque, saw the king safely to bed ..."
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