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muniage (1155)
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muniage (1155)

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moignage,  moigniage;  moinage;  monage,  mongniage,  moniage;  moyniage;  muinage  
  FEW:  monachus 6/iii,66b Gdf:  moniage 5,389a GdfC: ∅ TL: monïage 6,210 DEAF:  moine 1 (moniage)  DMF:  moniage  TLF: ∅ OED: ∅ MED: ∅ DMLBS: ∅

Although they are basically different interpretations of the same five consecutive minims, both forms muniage and muinage seem to be attested.

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eccl.monasticmonastic life, monkdom: 
( 1155; MS: s.xiii4/4 )  Des neirs dras te despoillerai E reals dras te vestirai, Si t'osterai del muniage  Brut WACE 6511
( 1171-74; MS: c.1200 )  Ne volt le muniage k'il nel preist laissier  Becket1 586
( 1184; MS: s.xiiiex )  ama religiun E moniage  S Thom beneit1 1458
( s.xiiiin; MS: s.xiii2/4 )  Il out bien seisante anz d’eage, Porté se out bel en muinage  S Jean ANTS 4796
( 1212; MS: 1212-13 )  guerpit le moniage Benoit, si vint al hermitage  Dial Greg SATF 4437
prendre ordre de muniage
eccl.monastic to become a monk, take (religious) vows: 
( 1160-74; MS: s.xvii )  A plusors de sez hommes descouvri son courage, Qu’il vout prendre a Jumeges ordre de mongniage  Rom de Rou wace i 74.1756
se rendre a, en muniage
eccl.monasticto become a monk, take (religious) vows: 
( c.1215; MS: 1330-40 )  Par le congié de son seignur [...] Se rendi en moigniage  (ms. moignage) (var. (P: s.xvin) moyniage)  Purg S Pat second anon 805
( s.xiii1; MS: s.xiii4/4 )  En Bedrichesworde l'ai oi Qu'a moinage se rendi  S Audree1 94

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See also:

muine  muinel  muinot  munial 
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