The Secte of the Wife of Bath.
- Author / Editor
- Baird, Joseph L.
The Secte of the Wife of Bath.
- Published
- Chaucer Review 2.3 (1968): 188-90.
- Description
- Identifies the legal denotations of the word "secte" (suit at law) and argues that the Clerk's use of it when referring to the Wife of Bath (4.1170-71) indicates that his Tale is a reply to hers.
- Chaucer Subjects
- Language and Word Studies
Clerk and His Tale
Wife of Bath and Her Tale