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dreiturier (1113-19)
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dreiturier (1113-19)

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draiturer;  dreitorer,  dreiturer,  dreiturrer;  driturer;  droiturer,  droiturier  
  FEW:  directus 3,89b Gdf:  droiturier 2,775a GdfC: ∅ TL: droiturier 2,2084 DEAF:  droit (droiturier 2)  DMF:  droiturier  TLF:  droiturier  OED: ∅ MED: ∅ DMLBS: ∅

a.

1straight (ahead): 
( 1113-19; MS: s.xiiiin )  (Cancer:) Iço fait sa chariere Ki nen est dreituriere; Enceis vait en esclem  Comput 382
( 1160-74; MS: s.xiiiin )  Nos n’avon mie boen oré, Nos n’avon pas vent dreiturier, Encontre vent fait mal nagier  Rom de Rou wace ii 251.9839
2just, righteous: 
( s.xii1; MS: c.1145 )  Dulz e dreiturers li Sire  Oxf Ps ANTS 55.24.9
( s.xii3/4; MS: s.xiv2 )  P. ceint l’espee, li roy dreiturers  Rom Chev ANTS 545
( s.xiiim; MS: s.xiv1/4 )  A saint hum draiturer (Latin: Contra hominem justum) Ne te dais pas meller A tort ne par rancur  CATO ANON ANTS 981
3lawful, rightful: 
( c.1136-37; MS: s.xiiex )  Il ne ot nul eir si dreiturier (var. (R: s.xiv1) dreiturel) Cume Haveloc  GAIMAR1 809
( 1303 )  obeissant au dit nostre segnur le roy d'Engleterre et a ses hoirs cum a lor droiturier segnur  Engl Dip Pract  626
nun dreiturier
nundreiturier

s.

just, righteous one: 
( s.xii1; MS: 1155-60 )  Deu, ki salvet les dreiturers (Latin: rectos) de quer  Camb Ps 9.VII.10
( s.xiiiin; MS: c.1300 )  pur Deu, lui dreiturier! si vus rien deserez, fetes le moi a saver  Boeve 126
( s.xiiim; MS: s..xiiiex )  E si convertira les mescreanz a la creance des droituriers  Legendary 78.21

See also:

dreiturel  tresdreiturier 
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