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empernour (c.1275)
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empernour (c.1275)

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emparnour;  enpernur  
  FEW:  *imprehendere *4,602a Gdf:  empreneeur 3,72c GdfC: ∅ TL: emprenëor 3,134 DEAF: ∅ DMF:  empreneur  TLF: ∅ OED: ∅ MED: ∅ DMLBS: ∅

s.

instigator: 
( 1334 )  [...] q’ils doignent sentence [...] sur felons [...] et meintenours et empernours des faux quereles  Rot Parl2 234
♦undertaker (of litigation): 
( s.xivin; MS: s.xiv1/3 )  les choses furent meyntenues a la feze par favour des juges, a la feze par emparnours des bosoygnes  Dom Gip 17
empernour de parole
lawundertaker of pleadings: 
( MS: c.1275 )  nul des avantdiz vint e quatre ne doit sustenir partie en curt de la cité ne estre cuntur ne enpernur de parole en prejudice de la franchise de la ville  Winchester2 26.7

See also:

emprendre1 
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