2 entries under this word

Jot

Jŏt, n.

noun

n. [Gr. iōta, the name of the letter i, Heb. yod, Syr. yudh. See IOTA.] An iota; a point; a tittle; the least quantity assignable.

Till heaven and earth pass, one jot or one tittle shall in no wise pass from the law till all be fulfilled. Matt. v. 18.

Neither will they bate One jot of ceremony. Shak.

Jŏt, v. t.

verbtransitive

[imp. & p. p. JOTTED; p. pr. & vb. n. JOTTING.] To set down; to make a memorandum of.