Hote (?), v. t. & i. [pres. & imp. Hatte (?), Hot (), etc.; p. p. Hote, Hoten (), Hot, etc. See Hight, Hete.] 1. To command; to enjoin. [Obs.]
Piers Plowman.
2. To promise. [Obs.]
Chaucer.
3. To be called; to be named. [Obs.]
There as I was wont to hote Arcite,
Now hight I Philostrate, not worth a mite.
Chaucer.
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