Prithee English texts, and the difference between the two terms has been debated by scholars. Scholars such as Roger Brown and Albert Gilman have suggested that "prithee" was an ingroup indicator. Other scholars suggest that it is simply the more deferential form. The relationship between the two is complicated by the phrase "beseech you", which was used in the same time period and was clearly the form used most deferentially. Although the closest Modern English equivalent of "prithee" is "please", the two terms presume different attitudes within the addressee. While "please" accompanies a request addressing itself to the positive desire of
Cocosates Cocosates The Cocosates were an Aquitani pre-Roman tribe settled in what today is southwestern France, at north of the river Adour. They were surrounded by the Tarbelli at south and the Boiates at north. They inhabited what today is the western part of the French department of Landes. They were called "Cocosates sexsignani" by the Romans, meaning "Cocosates of the six banners", which means they were actually a confederacy of six tribes. They lived in present-day Landes, at north of the Adour, in Brassenx. Their name, "Cocosates" is similar to the Basque word "kokots", which means "chin". It probably comes