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abler (1340)
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abler (1340)

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habler,  hablier;  habilier  
  FEW:  habilis *4,365b Gdf: ∅ GdfC: ∅ TL: ∅ DEAF: ∅ DMF:  abler  TLF: ∅ OED:  able v.  MED:  ablen v.  DMLBS:  habilitare 1124c

v.trans.

lawto permit: 
( 1340 )  demanda jugement, com devant, s’il avendra a ore a desabler celuy qe avant cez hurez il mesmes avoit ablé  YBB 14 Ed III 59
( 1402 )  vous […] avez ablé les ditz J. & W. […] a demander […]  Rot Parl1 iii 492
♦lawto make able to inherit: 
( 1397 )  le Roy […] ad habilié, et fait mulieré […] le dit J. […] et puplist l’abilité et legitimation  Rot Parl1 iii 343
( 1425 )  feurent ablees a demander par discent de lour auncest[re]s  Rot Parl1 iv 309
( 1422-71 )  qe le sanc […] soit revivé, ablé et refourmé  Rot Parl1 v 393
♦lawto rehabilitate, restore to legal rights: 
( 1384 )  Nostre Seignour le Roi [...] voet & grant [...] qe l'Ordinance & Estatut par queux la dite suppliante estoit bannyz hors du Roialme [...] soient repellez, & la dite suppliante hablee & restitut a la paix & commune loi de la Terre  Rot Parl1 iii 186
( 1417 )  respondu fuit par nostre dit soverain seignur le roy [...] qe le dit suppliant serroit hablié come fuist desiree par la dite peticioun  Rot Parl1 iv 110

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enabler 
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