Hote (?), v. t. & i. [pres. & imp.Hatte (?), Hot (�), etc.; p. p.Hote, Hoten (�), Hot, etc. See Hight, Hete.] 1. To command; to enjoin. Piers Plowman.
2. To promise. Chaucer.
3. To be called; to be named.
There as I was wont to hote Arcite,
Now hight I Philostrate, not worth a mite. Chaucer.