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portsokne (s.xiii1/4)

portsokne (s.xiii1/4)

portsokene  
  FEW: Gdf: GdfC: TL: DEAF:  portsokne  DMF: TLF: OED:  portsoken n.  MED:  port n.3 (port soken)  DMLBS:  portsokna 2356
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lawportsoken, area or district outside a city or town but under its jurisdiction
( MS: s.xiii1/4 )  Si aukun hume est ocis en Lundres u el portsokne, le viscunte i doit aprocier e mettre tute sa rainable entente de savoir ki l’a ocis  London Mun Coll 721
( MS: 1419 )  qe nul face tister drap a vendre fors en la citee, ou en portsokene, ou dedinz la fraunchise de la citee  Lib Alb 273

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See also:

sokne 
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portsokne