abettour (c.1299-1306)
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abettour (c.1299-1306)

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  FEW:  *betan 15/i,100a Gdf:  abeteor 1,22c GdfC: ∅ TL: abeteor 1,47 DEAF:  beter 1 (abeteor)  DMF:  abeteur  TLF: ∅ OED:  abetter n.  / abettor n.  MED:  abettour n.  DMLBS:  abettator 4a
abbettour;  abettor,  abettur,  abectour (l. abettour)  iv 377  

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1lawpej.abettor, one who instigates or incites unlawful action: 
( 1321 )  En cas de trespas les abettours ne sunt pas chalengez  Ed II xxvi 326
( 1378 )  faire redresser les mesfaitz des tieux mesfaisours, lour maintenours, coadjutours, fautours, rescettours, et abettours  iii 44
( c.1404; MS: s.xv1 )  il est de ceo tout coulpable et principalle cause et abettour  29.XXVIII.13
♦lawpej.abettor, supporter in a spurious legal action: 
( c.1299-1306 )  ausi haut peut l’en estre eidant en apel sant estre abettour  lxxxvii
( 1307-10 )  celui qui feust endité devaunt les dites justices come abettour du dit faux appel  320
( 1312 )  l’estatut sur les abbettours de faux appeaux  i 286
abet#1  abettance  abettement  abetter 
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