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divorce (c.1292)
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divorce (c.1292)

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divors,  divorz;  devorce,  devors,  devortz,  devorz,  devours  
  FEW:  divortium 3,110a Gdf: ∅ GdfC:  divorce 9,399c TL: divorce 2,1970 DEAF:  divorce  DMF:  divorce  TLF:  divorce  OED:  divorce n.  MED:  divorce n.  DMLBS:  divortium 709b

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lawdivorce: 
( c.1292; MS: c.1300 )  divorce fut celebré par entre ly et soen mari, par ount le matrimoigne cessa  BRITT ii 264
( 1312; MS: s.xiv1 )  En ceo monde l’ai mariee, Mes la divorce (var. (Ph: s.xiv1/3) divors) est purchacee  Plainte Am 683
( 1317 )  entre qy et sa femme le devors se prist causa consanguinitati  YBB Ed II xxii 74
( 1319 )  ceo n’est pas a la curt le Roy a trier la cause de bigamie par la ou le divorz (var. devors) se fist  YBB Ed II xxv 122
libel de divorce
lawbill of divorcement: 
( s.xiv1; MS: s.xivm )  il escrivera libel de devourz et le dorra en la main de ly  Bible Royal 134va
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