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tortuosement (s.xivm)
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tortuosement (s.xivm)

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tortousement;  tortuosment,  tortuousement  (torteusement,  tortosement)  
  FEW:  tortuosus 13/ii,114b Gdf: ∅ GdfC:  tortueusement 10,781b TL: ∅ DEAF:  tortu (tortuosement)  DMF:  tortueusement  TLF:  tortueusement  OED: ∅ MED: ∅ DMLBS: ∅

adv.

1wrongfully, unfairly: 
( s.xivm; MS: c.1400 )  Issint souffri le noble roy tortousement le mort  Brut Rich II 217
( c.1375; MS: s.xv1 )  injuste: tortosement  Liber Donati 17
2lawtortiously, illegally: 
( 1370-71 )  tortuousement et encontre la volentee des lieges  Windsor 189.16
( 1396; MS: s.xv1 )  ascuns ont en purpos de pursuir et destourber mon dit chapellain et servant, q'ore est en pesible possessioun, tortuousement de sa dite benefice  Lett & Pet 87.40.13
( a.1399; MS: a.1399 )  purceo ne voldroit il tener les ditz covenauntz [...] mes denaturelement et tortuosement [...] enfreyna la peas  Anon Chr1 58.29
( 1390-1412; MS: s.xv1 )  les injuries, griefs et extorsions quelx le bailif del hundred de N. ad torteusement fait as mes ditz tenantz  Lett & Pet 142.96.11

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See also:

tortuositie 
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