an edict made by the Roman emperor Constantine (c.247-337) in 313 which recognised Christianity and gave freedom of worship in the Roman Empire.

/ֽmilə'ni:z/ adj. & n.
•adj. of or relating to Milan in northern Italy.
•n. (pl. same) a native of Milan. □ Milanese silk a finely woven silk or rayon.

/mΙltß/ adj. & n.
(of a domestic mammal) given or kept for milk. □ Milch cow a source of easy profit, especially a person. [ORIGIN: Middle English, representing the second syllable of Old English thrimilce 'May' (when cows could be milked three times a day), from the Germanic base of MILK.]

/maΙld/ adj. 1. (especially of a person) gentle and conciliatory. 2. (of a rule, punishment, illness, feeling, etc.) moderate; not servere 3. (of the weather, especially in winter) moderately warm. 4 a (of food, tobacco, etc.) not sharp or stong in taste etc. b (of beer) not strongly flavoured with hops (cf. BITTER). 5 (of medicine) operating gently. 6 tame, feeble; lacking energy or vivacity. □ mild-mannered = MILD adj. 1. mild steel steel containing a small percentage of carbon, strong and tough but not readily tempered. □□ mildish adj. mildness n. [ORIGIN: Old English milde, from Germanic.]