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pitance (1294)
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pitance (1294)

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pitaunce  
  FEW:  pietas 8,440a Gdf:  pitance 1 6,179a GdfC:  pitance 10,345c TL: pitance 7,979 DEAF:  pitance  DMF:  pitance  TLF:  pitance  OED:  pittance n.  MED:  pitaunce n.  DMLBS:  pietantia 2276c / pitancia 2295c

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monasticeccl.additional allowance of food or drink at particular festivals or on the anniversary of a benefactor’s death: 
( 1294 )  en pure e perpetuel aumoigne a la sustenaunce e a la pitaunce du covent  Percy Ch 35
( 1305 )  pur pitaunce au covent de l'avauntdite mesoun, en cheskun des jours de Seint Cutbert avauntditz, .l. s.  Rot Parl1 i 463
( MS: s.xiv1 )  et .ij. pitances: deus meses de ceux (=sauce) come le covent est servy chescune jour del an  Nov Narr 335
♦also_fig.small, scant portion, dole: 
( s.xiiiex; MS: 1307-15 )  il offre onkore a Dampnedeu tele male pitance si com firent adonc les pulenz gieus  Ancren2 213.17
( c.1360-79; MS: s.xivex )  c’est un povre bienvuillance Q’ad Dieu lors offre la pitance Du viele lie q’est remis, Qant tous les flours par fole errance De sa jovente et sa substance As deables ad offert toutdis  GOWER Mirour 5684

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See also:

pide  pitancer  pité  piteable  piteiance  piteier  pitif  pitiver  pitivous  pitivousement  pitus  pitusement  piu1  piuement 
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