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chevelment (c.1136-37)
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chevelment (c.1136-37)

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chevalment,  chevaument  
  FEW:  caput 2/i,334a Gdf: ∅ GdfC: ∅ TL: chevaument 2,363 DEAF:  chief (chevelment)  DMF:  chevelment  TLF: ∅ OED: ∅ MED: ∅ DMLBS: ∅

adv.

lawas an immediate vassal: 
( c.1136-37; MS: s.xiiex )  Modred donat Certiz sun feu, Il ne tint unkes chevelment  GAIMAR1 4317
( 1155; MS: s.xiii4/4 )  Pur les nobles baruns qu’il out [...] Fist Artur la Rounde Table [...]. Illuec seeient li vassal Tuit chevalment e tuit egal  Brut WACE 9754
( 1171-74; MS: c.1200 )  Nuls qui tenist del rei sa terre chevaument  Becket1 2431
( 1307-10 )  feurent meyntenours e gardeyns chevaument de le ley de la terre  LANGETON 286.5
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