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lawwitness, one who gives evidence from observation or first-hand experience:
(
1267; MS: c.1300
) Les tesmoines (var.
(F: s.xiv1/4) tesmoiners
) e les acusurs
Lum LaisANTS 8119 (var.)
(
1314-15
) relés feut mys avaunt et les tesmoigneors de divers countez
YBB Ed II xvii 5
(1399) le dit count mareschalle assigna Johan Lovetot et Johan Lancastre, esquiers, d'estre tesmoignours ovesqe le dit William touchant tout la dite matier, pur veier et oier tout ceo qe les ditz duk et William voloient faire et dire en celle partie touchant le dit message
Rot Parl1 iii 431
tesmoignour (s.xiv1/4)