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abatour (1388)

abatour (1388)

 
  FEW:  abbattuere 24,18a Gdf: GdfC:  abateur 8,11b TL: DEAF:  batre (*)  DMF:  abatteur  TLF:  abatteur  OED:  abater n.1  MED: DMLBS:

s.

lawperson who abates (in a tenement)
( 1388 )  le tenant vers qi execution est suy est einz come abatour et estraunge  YBB 12 Rich II 17
( 1466 )  si l’abatour ad recover envers l’eir par assise de novel disseisin […]  Readings 56.26
( 1469 )  si certen terre descend a un home quel ad feme et il ne entre mez un estraunge abbate, et puis un auncestor collaterall relese ové garraunt a l’abatour […]  Readings i 86.22
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