[ Chepe], sb. bargain, business, MD; cheap, S. Phr.: good chepe, cheap, MD; gret chep, plenty, cheapness, MD; to good cheep, too cheaply, G.—AS. céap, business, purchase, price, also, cattle; Icel. kaup, bargain; cp. OHG. kouf (Otfrid).
[ Chepe], sb. Cheapside, S3, P.
[ Chepen], v. to transact business, buy or sell, MD, S; chepet, pp., S.—AS. céapian, to bargain.
[ Cheping], sb. market, W; chepynge, S2, P.—AS. céapung, trade, commerce.
Chepmon; see [Chapman].
[ Cher], adj. dear, PP; chere, MD. Phr.: cher ouer, careful of, PP.—OF. cher; Lat. carum.
[ Cherarchy], sb. an assembly of holy rulers, a hierarchy, S3; yerarchy, SkD (p. 810).—OF. hierarchie; Gr. ἱεραρχία; cp. It. gerarchía, a hierarchy of angels (Florio).
[ Cherche], sb. church, S2, C3; see [Chirche].
[ Chere], sb. a time, S; see [Cherre].
[ Chere], sb. face, friendly welcome, S, MD, S2, S3, C3, G, C2; chiere, S3; cheare, S3; cheere, G; cher, S2; cheer, W; cheres, pl., wry faces, S.—AF. chere, countenance, OF. chere, head (Roland); Low Lat. cara, the face, head; Gr. κάρα; see Ducange. Cp. E. cheer.