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clergesse (s.xiiiex)

clergesse (s.xiiiex)

clergesce  
  FEW:  clericus 2/i,774b Gdf:  clergesse 2,151b GdfC: TL: clergesse 2,478 DEAF:  clerc  DMF:  clergesse  TLF: OED:  clergess n.  MED:  clergesse n.  DMLBS:

s.

learned woman
( s.xiiiex; MS: s.xivin )  Askune (=recluse) est clergesce, askune nient  4.12
( c.1334; MS: s.xivm )  Come ele estoit en diverses sciences aprise, et tiele clergesse […], fust eslu pape de Rome  255.3
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clergesse