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maintenable (1319)
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maintenable (1319)

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maintenabill,  mayntenable,  meintenable,  meyntenable  
  FEW:  manu tenere *6/i,298a Gdf: ∅ GdfC: ∅ TL: ∅ DEAF:  maintenir (maintenable)  DMF: ∅ TLF: ∅ OED:  maintainable adj.  MED:  maintenable adj.  DMLBS: ∅

a.

lawmaintainable, able to be upheld: 
( 1319 )  cest avoweré n’est pas maintenable  YBB Ed II xxiv 14
( s.xiv-xv )  accions de dette sont maintenables par usages des simples grantz et de assignementz et de plegiage et de covenant simplement sanz especialtee  YMB ii 150
( MS: 1419 )  acçoun d'accompt est mayntenable par usages devers une femme sole, et devers enfauntz dedincz age, s'ils soient marchauntz ou s'ils teignent comunes shopes de mestier ou des merchaundises  Lib Alb 219
( 1425 )  Mez semble que ceo ne poet este [sic] et l’assise maintenabill  Readings i 14

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See also:

maintenance  maintenant1  maintenement  maintenir1  maintenour 
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