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prescrire (1393-94)
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prescrire (1393-94)

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prescriber, 
(p.p. prescript)  
  FEW:  praescribere 9,306a Gdf:  prescript 1 6,388b GdfC:  prescrire 10,409c TL: prescrire 7,1788 DEAF:  prescrire  DMF:  prescrire  TLF:  prescrire  OED:  prescribe v.  MED:  prescriben v.  DMLBS:  praescribere 2423c

v.intrans.

lawto claim by long-standing possession or use: 
( 1427 )  si feme port bref de dower de rent chargé et le tenaunt dit hors de son fee etc., le feme poit prescriber en le rent et s’il soit per fait ele dirra qu’un tiel graunta [...]  Readings i xcv.215
( 1467-68 )  [...] que si je prescrib d’estre dischargé d’ascun chos vers le roy  Exchequer Chamber ii 11

p.p. as a.

lawto prescribes, made authoritative by long-standing possession or use: 
( 1393-94 )  [...] custume en celle partie prescript  Rot Parl1 iii 324

[gdw]

See also:

escrivre  prescripcion 
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