absenter (c.1292)
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absenter (c.1292)

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  FEW:  absentare 24,52a Gdf:  absenter 1,38a GdfC:  absenter 8,18b TL: absenter 1,67 DEAF:  absenter  DMF:  absenter  TLF:  absenter  OED:  absent v.  MED:  absenten v.  DMLBS:  absentare 8c
absentier,  absentir,  absonter  

v.n.

1lawto be absent (from a hearing, etc.): 
( 1337 )  Si nous ussoms chalangé la mise et aprés nostre chalange ils ussent absenté, nous ussoms eu jugement final, pur ceo q’ils departerent en despit de la court  11-12 Ed III 51
absenter de
1to be absent, away from: 
( 1393-94 )  par la ou […] deignastes vostre tres graciouse parsone de vostre dite citee absenter  iii 325

v.refl.

1lawto absent oneself, be absent: 
( c.1292; MS: c.1300 )  Et si le pleyntif die qe le defendaunt se absenta  i 151
( 1341 )  fuit mené a la barre maugré le soen, la ou il voleit se absenter  15 Ed III 165
( 1415 )  il paiera a chescun temps que soy absentera vj. s. viij. d.  ii 115
s'absenter de
1 to be absent, away from: 
( c.1356 )  Et en cas qe les citeseyns se absontount et retreount […] de notre dite vile  17
( 1360-79; MS: s.xivex ) Ensi je di des tieus =parish priests y sont, Qui de leur cure s'absentont Pour servir a ces nobles courtz  20294

p.p._as_s.

1lawabsentee: 
( 1392-93 )  forfaiture des possessiouns des ditz abscentés (l. abscentes?)  107

inf._as_s.

1lawabsence, failure to attend: 
( 1423-24 )  (If any member of the King’s Council fails to attend a meeting without just cause) de l’absenter preignant (=sbj.pr.6) .cc. marcs  v 404
absence  absent 
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