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concubine (c.1292)
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concubine (c.1292)

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  FEW:  concubina 2/ii,1014b Gdf: ∅ GdfC:  concubine 9,146a TL: concubine 2,661 DEAF:  concubine  DMF:  concubine  TLF:  concubin  OED:  concubine n.  MED:  concubin(e n.  DMLBS:  concubina 424a

s.

concubine: 
( s.xivin; MS: s.xiv1 )  Si ceste seit de bon lyniage Jeo la prenderay en mariage. E si noun ele serra Ma concubyne  boz Three Saints 31.62
( MS: s.xiv2 )  ses femmes & ses concubines  Bible hackett 285va

a.

concubinary, cohabiting: 
( c.1292; MS: c.1300 )  de douns qe acunes gentz fount a lour amies concubines, a aver et a tener a la concubine et a ses enfauntz  BRITT i 231
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