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repugnant (1292)
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repugnant (1292)

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repognaunt,  repoignaunt,  repoygnaunt,  reppoinaunt,  repugnaunt,  repungnant  (repugant)  
  FEW:  repugnanre 10,280a Gdf: ∅ GdfC:  repugnant 10,552c TL: repugnant 8,958 DEAF:  repugnier (repugnant)  DMF:  répugnant  TLF:  répuganant  OED:  repugnant adj. and n.  MED:  repugnaunt adj.  DMLBS:  repugnare 2781c

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opposed, in opposition (to): 
( s.xivin; MS: s.xiv2/4 )  [...] qe par aventure ne soiez trovee a Dieu repugnaunt  Actes (B) 212b
♦lawinconsistent, contradictory: 
( 1292 )  lur respounce est repungnant en sey  YBB 20-21 Ed I 279
( 1308-9 )  le tenaunt serra mye receu a douner respounse qu'est repugnaunt en ly meme  YBB Ed II i 157
( 1312 )  si supposa il le revers de bail et issint est le conte repugnant  YBB Ed II xi 215
( 1425 )  donquis per cas il serroit trové q’il n’ad null disseisour nosmé, le quell est repognaunt. Issint per l’enconvenientice semble etc.  Readings i 25
♦lawcontrary to fact, wrong: 
( 1346 )  de ceo q'est trové qe nous abatimes viijxx keynes [...], c'est repugant, qar [...]  YBB 20 i Ed III 407
repugnant a
lawopposed, contrary (to): 
( s.xiiiex; MS: s.xiv1/3 )  abusions [...] qe sont fraudes a la lei e repugnantes a droit  Mir Just 155
( 1305 )  Sun purchaz fust repugnant a sun estat  YBB 33-35 Ed I 9
( 1329-30 )  quel chace est repugnant a ley  YBB 3-4 Ed III 283

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See also:

repugnance  repugner 
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