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conceler1 (c.1230)
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conceler1 (c.1230)

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conceller;  conseiler,  conseiller;  conseler,  conseller;  cunceler  
  FEW:  celare 2/i,573a Gdf:  conceler 2,216c GdfC: ∅ TL: conceler 2,650 DEAF:  celer (conceler)  DMF:  conceler  TLF: ∅ OED:  conceal v.  MED:  concelen v.  DMLBS:  concelare 417b

v.trans.

1to conceal, hide: 
( c.1230; MS: 1275-85 )  ço dient il tut par feintise Pur cunceler lur cuveitise  Pet Phil 86
( c.1356 )  de tresor trové et conselé  ROUGH 25
♦to conceal, fail (to declare or report): 
( c.1292; MS: c.1300 )  viscountes […] qi pur louwer […] eynt concelé felonies fetes en lour baillies  BRITT i 86
( 1323 )  des conspiratours qe sount tieux q’il se entrealient […] ou fausement concelent de enditer ceaux qe sount enditables  King’s Bench iv 134
2to keep secret: 
( c.1292; MS: c.1300 )  Et puis jure le viscounte, qe il […] les priveteez et les counseils de lour heyre ben concelera  BRITT i 21
3to deny, refuse to accept: 
( 1306 )  en concelaunt le droit de notre corone […]  Eng Docs 129.20
( MS: 1419 )  par la ou vous savereez les droitz le Roy […] conselees ou frustretez vostre peyne mettreez de ceo repeller  Lib Alb 306
4to prevent: 
( s.xiiiex; MS: s.xiv1/3 )  ceux ministres qe deavouablement estoupent et concellent qe genz ne voisent en guerre ové le Roi  Mir Just 18

p.p. as a.

concealed, hidden: 
( c.1270; MS: s.xiv1/3 )  dunke deit il enquerer dez rentes de services e de custumes concelés e sustretes  HENLEY2 264.c2
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