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acordance (s.xii3/3)

acordaunce  
  FEW:  *accordare 24,84a Gdf:  acordance 1,76a GdfC: TL: acordance 1,108 DEAF: DMF:  accordance  TLF:  accordance  OED:  accordance n.  MED:  accordaunce n.  DMLBS:

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agreement, accordance
( 1280-1307; MS: s.xiv1 )  Le roys voet ben par la defere l’acordaunce  LANGTOFT thiol2 438.45
( 1346 )  Et sur ceo kels, Justice, fut maundé […] a veer mon illeoqes si la date […] fust acordaunt al proteccion. Et l’acordaunce fust trové  YBB 20 Ed III ii 341
reconciliation
( s.xii3/3; MS: s.xiii2/4 )  Mais neporquant en Deu est ma sperance; D’icest mesfait char tot iert acordance  Adam2 588
( c.1200; MS: s.xiii3/4 )  la liance (l. l’aliance?) Qu’il out vers son pere e l’acordance Ben les tendra  Anc Test (B) 9802
also_fig.musicharmony, agreement
( 1267; MS: c.1300 )  acordance E armonie  Lum Lais ANTS 6679
( 1267; MS: c.1300 )  Pur ceo vodreit il (=God), sanz dotance, K’ussum de li tele acordance K’entre chescun fust acord En dreite amur, e nul descord  Lum Lais ANTS 6898
also_fig.musicharmonious arrangement, concordance
( 1273-82; MS: s.xivex )  sicome li rossignos feit de diverses notes une melodie, auci feit ceste livres de diverses matires une acordaunce  Ross ANTS incipit 6
de une acordance
unitstandardized
( 1370 )  qe les poys soient faitz de une acordance; et qe nul ne poise mes qe des poys merchez  Goldsmiths 136
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