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[nunchalance] (c.1275)
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[nunchalance] (c.1275)

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nonchalance,  nounchalance,  nunchalaunce  
  FEW:  calere 2/i,83b Gdf: ∅ GdfC:  nonchalance 10,207c TL: nonchalance 6,775 DEAF: ∅ DMF:  nonchalance  TLF:  nonchalance  OED:  nonchalance n.  MED: ∅ DMLBS: ∅

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negligence, carelessness: 
( c.1275; MS: s.xiii4/4 )  A sun vicer' cele escreture Baylla, ke desuz ly out la cure Dé freres, e par nunchalaunce Tost la perdy par cheaunce  S Fran ANTS 4847
( 1397 )  [...] si nulle dette lors sera demandé, la quele par negligence, nounchalance, povertee au temps, mal talent ou autre defaute soit a deriers noun paié [...]  Test Ebor i 226
mettre a nunchalance
to neglect, be indifferent about: 
( 1273-82; MS: s.xivex )  Mettre leur char a nonchalance, Lor parenté en obliaunce  Ross ANTS 3037

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See also:

chaler1  nun1  nunchalant  nunchalareté  nunchaler  nunchalerie  nunchalerus  nunchalie  nunchalif  nunchalure  nunchalus  nunchalusement 
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