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abettour (c.1299-1306)
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abettour (c.1299-1306)

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abettor,  abettur;  abbettour, 
(pl. abectours (l. abettours)  Rot Parl1 iv 377)  
  FEW:  *betan 15/i,100a Gdf:  abeteor 1,22c GdfC: ∅ TL: abeteor 1,47 DEAF:  beter 1 (*)  DMF:  abeteur  TLF: ∅ OED:  abetter n.  / abettor n.  MED:  abettour n.  DMLBS:  abettator 4a

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lawabettor: 
( 1321 )  En cas de trespas les abettours ne sunt pas chalengez  YBB Ed II xxvi 326
( 1378 )  faire redresser les mesfaitz des tieux mesfaisours, lour maintenours, coadjutours, fautours, rescettours, et abettours  Rot Parl1 iii 44
( c.1404; MS: s.xv1 )  il est de ceo tout coulpable et principalle cause et abettour  Lett & Pet 29.XXVIII.13
♦lawabettor, supporter (in a spurious legal action): 
( c.1299-1306 )  ausi haut peut l’en estre eidant en apel sant estre abettour  Casus Plac lxxxvii
( 1307-10 )  celui qui feust endité devaunt les dites justices come abettour du dit faux appel  LANGETON 320
( 1312 )  l’Estatut sur les abbettours de faux appeaux  Rot Parl1 i 286
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