English
grammar school
Grammar school comes from Middle English gramere scole.
- Middle Englishc. 1150–1500gramere scole
- Englishearliest quotation 1980grammar school
attested reconstructed ? uncertain or disputed
Lineage
- Middle Englishc. 1150–1500gramere scole
- Englishearliest quotation 1980grammar school
Earliest quotation: 1980, AA Book of British Villages, Drive Publications Ltd: “The largest building at one end, now used as…”
Every English word from Middle English gramere scole
Today it means
noun A school that teaches its pupils the grammar system of a European language, especially Latin and Greek.
Language periods are conventional ranges, not dates for this word.
Etymograph / Middle English gramere scole / grammar school