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abatable (c.1290)
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abatable (c.1290)

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abatabil,  abatabill;  abbatabil,  abbatabill  
  FEW:  abbattuere 24,19b Gdf:  abatable 1,17b GdfC: ∅ TL: ∅ DEAF: ∅ DMF:  abattable  TLF:  abattable  OED:  abatable a.  MED: ∅ DMLBS: ∅

a.

lawabatable, subject to being overthrown by error or exception: 
( c.1290 )  tut seient les brefs de bone fourme en sey, si sunt il […] abatables purçoe qe il ne sunt […] acordaunz  Fet assaver 169
( c.1292; MS: c.1300 )  bref vicious et abatable  BRITT ii 83
( 1312 )  un bref de juge qe n’est pas abatable  YBB Ed II xii 223
( 1337 )  pur ceo qe cesti bref n’est pas de fourme il est abatable  YBB 11-12 Ed III 127
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