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adrescement (s.xii1)
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adrescement (s.xii1)

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adrecement,  adrechement,  adresement,  adressement  
  FEW:  *directiare 3,85a Gdf:  adrecement 1,113b GdfC: ∅ TL: adrecement 1,154 DEAF: ∅ DMF:  adressement  TLF: ∅ OED:  addressment n.  MED: ∅ DMLBS: ∅

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1orientation, direction: 
( c.1270; MS: s.xiii4/4 )  Ceo fu de sa science finement e de sa vie le adresement  S Rich ANTS 808
2guidance: 
( s.xii1; MS: 1155-60 )  Je regehirai a tei en adrecement de quer (Latin: directione cordis)  Camb Ps 218.CXVIII.7
( s.xii2; MS: s.xii3/3 )  li frum nostre present, e frad nus alcun adrecement  Liv Reis1 17
♦ correct disposition: 
( s.xiii2/4; MS: s.xiii2 )  Li mirurs mustre adrescement Del cors, del vis, del vestement, E cist (=the poet’s work, the Mirour) adresce, ço sachez, Pensers e diz e volentez  Mirur2 57161
♦inspiration, prompting: 
( MS: s.xivm )  alme […] bien ordeynee en eovres par adrescement de charité  S Jer 3r
3repair, mending: 
( 1214; MS: 1214-16 )  E pues trestotes les iglises […] Ordeneement redresça, E l’adrescement conferma  S Greg 1308
( 1315 )  ele ad empris l’adressement du Pount de Wetherby  Rot Parl1 i 340
♦reparation, amends: 
( c.1230; MS: s.xiiim )  Cil respundi ke bonement En frad bon adrescement […] E de l’abbé e del covent  S Modw 8630
( 1315 )  nous frons faire autre tiel droit & adrechement as vostre gentz come il plaira a vous […]  Rot Parl1 i 358
4administration: 
( 1270 )  issi ke […] mesmes la garde remeyne […] ensement ové le government e le adrescement de nos terres avantdites  Foedera1 i 484
5short cut: 
( s.xii2; MS: s.xii3/3 )  Achimas s’en turnad e curut par sentes e adrecemenz e passad Cusi  Liv Reis1 93
( c.1235; MS: c.1235 )  Li uns de eus s’en vunt par un adrescement Ki pur tost venir poinnent ignelement  S Aub 1593
6list: 
( c.1136-37; MS: s.xiiex )  des evesques ensement Firent li clerc adrescement. [Cronike ad] nun, un livre grant  GAIMAR1 2326
mettre adrescement
to give direction to, influence: 
( 1334 )  les estaples de leines [...] ne furent grantez forqe en manere qe le roi par son bon conseil y poeit ent mettre adressement tot foitz q'il verroit qe serroit a profit de lui  Rot Parl2 238
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