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abessement (s.xiii2/4)
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abessement (s.xiii2/4)

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abassement,  abaissement,  abesement,  abeissement;  abbessement;  abashement;  abbassement  
  FEW:  *bassiare 1,273b Gdf: ∅ GdfC:  abaissement 8,10a TL: abaissement 1,35 DEAF:  baissier (abaissement)  DMF:  abaissement 1  TLF:  abaissement  OED:  abasement n.  MED: ∅ DMLBS: ∅

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1fig.lowering: 
( 1297 )  je nel puis pas fere, sanz grant abesement de mon estat  142
( 1327 )  saunz abassement de la contenance le dettour  120
2fig.abasement: 
( s.xiii2/4; MS: s.xiii2 )  E le son (=Christ’s) seint abeissement Est nostre grant amendement  157va33
a, en abessement de
to the detriment of: 
( 1306 )  des oppressions […] qe l’apostoille fait faire an ceste Roialme, en abbessement de la foi Dieu, & anyntissement de l’estat de la seinte Eglise en Roialme  i 219
( 1311 )  en abaisement de l’estat de la corone  Ed II ix 44
( 1347 )  a trop grant abbessement de pris des leines & anientissement des Grantz & les Comunes de vostre Roialme  ii 166
( 1414 )  a graunde arrerisment de ceux qe les ount prise & abbassement de corage des ditz lieges  iv 49
aver abessement
to be cast down: 
( s.xiiiex; MS: s.xiv2 )  A la mort a tut dis mes averunt Abessement  3398
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