Etymograph

English

rabato

Rabato comes from French rabat.

  1. Frenchc. 1600–presentrabat1
  2. Englishearliest quotation 1598–1599rabato1

attested reconstructed ? uncertain or disputed deepest recorded ancestor

  1. 1 Wiktionary, English rabato
  2. Earliest quotation in Wiktionary’s entry: 1598–1599, Much Adoe about Nothing: “Margaret: Troth, I think your other rabato were better.…”.

Lineage

  1. Frenchc. 1600–presentrabatWiktionary, English rabato
  2. Englishearliest quotation 1598–1599rabatoWiktionary, English rabato. Earliest quotation in Wiktionary’s entry: 1598–1599, Much Adoe about Nothing: “Margaret: Troth, I think your other rabato were better.…”

Every English word from French rabat

Today it means

noun Stiff collar, wired or starched, worn in the 16th and 17th centuries; sometimes used as a support for the ruff.

Sources

Sources: Wiktionary, “rabato”. By Wiktionary contributors, CC BY-SA 4.0, via kaikki.org (dump of Oct 3 2026); text adapted and restructured. Language periods are conventional ranges, not dates for this word. License.

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