abatable (c.1290)
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abatable (c.1290)

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[ FEW: 24,19b abbattuere; Gdf: 1,17b abatable; GdfC: ∅; TL: ∅; DEAF: ∅; DMF:  abattable; TLF:  abattable; OED:  abatable a.; MED: ∅; DMLBS: ∅ ]
abatabil,  abatabill;  abbatabil,  abbatabill  

a.

1lawabatable, subject to being overthrown by error or exception: 
( c.1290 )  tut seient les brefs de bone fourme en sey, si sunt il […] abatables purçoe qe il ne sunt […] acordaunz  169
( c.1292; MS: c.1300 )  bref vicious et abatable  ii 83
( 1312 )  un bref de juge qe n’est pas abatable  Ed II xii 223
( 1337 )  pur ceo qe cesti bref n’est pas de fourme il est abatable  11-12 Ed III 127
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