Cart-staf, cart-staff, 590. (Perhaps a staff to support the shafts of a cart.)
Cast, s. throw, 248.
Caste, pt. s. cast; Caste tornes, tried tricks, 237.
Catour, s. caterer, provider, 321. Short for acatour.
Champioun, s. champion, 203, 218, 219, 223, 227, &c.
Chanoun, s. canon, 509, 781.
Charite, s. charity, love; For seynte charite, for the sake of St. Charity, 513; also used with by, 451. Cf. Chaucer, Kn. Tale, 863. Ophelia also says by St. Charity; Haml. iv. 5. 58. (There was such a saint; see note.)
Cheep, s. market; To good cheep, too cheaply, lit. 'in too good a market,' 278.
Cheere, s. face; Foul cheere, displeased look, 319; Foul chere, 534.
Chese, imp. s. choose, 180.