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tresseint (1163-70)
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tresseint (1163-70)

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treseint,  treseynt;  tressaint  (treissent  Foedera1 iii 933 ),
(f. tresayne  S Fran ANTS 1458)  
  FEW:  sanctus *11,149b Gdf: ∅ GdfC: ∅ TL: ∅ DEAF:  saint (tressaint)  DMF: ∅ TLF: ∅ OED: ∅ MED: ∅ DMLBS: ∅

a.

1theol.most holy, divine: 
( 1163-70; MS: s.xii2 )  bien set n’est pas digne unkore Qu’en livre seit oi ne lit U si tres saint num ad escrit  S Edw barking 5311
( 1190-93; MS: s.xiv1 )  Cel tresor [...] Del seint cors del tresseint seignur  S Edm Life ANTS 2820
( c.1275; MS: s.xiii4/4 )  en le treseynt nun Nostre Seyngnur  S Fran ANTS 5379
( s.xiv2; MS: c.1400 )  jeo prie la tresseinte trinitee que [...]  Ars Dict 169
( 1416 )  [...] desicome la tressainte Trinité en sys jours [creast et] ournast tout le monde  Rot Parl1 iv 94
2theol.most saintly, pious, devout: 
( 1190-93; MS: s.xiv1 )  E les paroles entendez Ke seint Eadmund ly treseint rei Vus mande  S Edm Life ANTS 4627
tresseint pere
eccl.titleHoly Father, the pope: 
( 1375-84 )  l’ordre des frieres augustins oit tielle privilege de nostre tresseint piere le pape  Northumb 131
( 1402 )  pur ce q’ils ne purroient accepter benefices par provision de nostre tressaint piere le pape come ils soloient  Giffard 32

s.

theol.one who is most saintly, pious, devout: 
( s.xiii2/4; MS: s.xivin )  Veez si chose necessaire Ki trespechour poet tressainz faire  Corset ANTS 1572

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See also:

seint1  tres1  tresseintement  tresseintif  tresseintisme 
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