1accuser, one who makes a charge of wrongdoing:
(
s.xii3/4;
MS: s.xiv2
) Coment Alisandre fist prendre Parmenion l'acusor son mire
2828.rubr.
(
c.1200;
MS: s.xiiiin
)
(God) serrat jugierres e le deables acuserres e li huem culpables
69.71
(
s.xiiim;
MS: s.xiiim
)
serrunt les acuseurs present
217
(
s.xiiiex;
MS: s.xiv1/3
)
nul ne poet estre countour qi ne purra estre accusour ou actour
48
(
1351
) le vallet [...], qi dust aver esté un de les ditz accusours
iii 219
♦
lawone who issues an accusation before Parliament:
(
s.xiiiex;
MS: s.xiv1/3
)
En queus cas les encusez sunt pernables e en plein parlement die l’accusour […]
53
2
pej.
slanderer:
(
c.1275;
MS: s.xiii4/4
) Alez enquere certeynement Si le frere surdit est innocent; A le accusur dure correctiun Donez
3479
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accusour (s.xii3/4)