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citein (1155)
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citein (1155)

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chitein,  chiten;  citaain,  citaien,  citain,  citeaein,  citeain,  citean,  citeein,  citeen,  citehain,  citeien,  citen,  citheein,  cithein,  citoien,  citoiien;  cizen;  sitein  
  FEW:  civitas 2/i,725a Gdf:  citoien 2,141b GdfC:  citeain 9,101b TL: citain 2,449 / citëain 2,449 DEAF:  cité (citeain)  DMF:  citain  / citoyen  TLF:  citoyen  OED: ∅ MED: ∅ DMLBS: ∅

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1citizen, inhabitant of a town: 
( 1155; MS: s.xiiex )  En la cité se herberja [...]; Des citheeins prist feelté E humages  Brut WACE 13139
( 1190-1210; MS: c.1300 )  Les citeeins de la cité  Waldef BB 5496
( c.1230; MS: s.xiiiex )  De Watreford les citheinz  (ed. cith[ez]einz)  Dermot2 1513
( MS: s.xivin )  Vos portes la sus vus overez, Citens de ciel cuntrecurrez  Dulcis Harley 89.146
( 1313 )  le Meire de la cité e les citeins de meismes la ville  Lib Cust 150
( 1397 )  J. de B., citoiien et marchand de Baioene  Rot Parl1 iii 358
( 1417-73 )  R.D., citein et orbatour de Loundres […]  Goldsmiths’ Reg Deeds 36v
2layman: 
( c.1245; MS: c.1255 )  Li clerc e li citain, Li franc e li vilain  S Edw paris ANTS 1383

See also:

citezein  suzciteins 
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