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[alleggeance]1 (c.1292)
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The form alegance2 is a cross reference to the following entry:

[alleggeance]1 (c.1292)

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alegiance,  alegiaunce;  aliejaunce;  allegaunce,  allegeance,  allegeans,  allegeaunce;  alleggeaunce  
  FEW:  allegare 24,328b Gdf:  alegance 1,214b GdfC: ∅ TL: alegance 1,278 DEAF:  aleguer (*)  DMF:  allégance  TLF: ∅ OED:  allegeance n.2  MED:  allegea(u)nce n.1  DMLBS: ∅

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1lawallegation: 
( c.1292; MS: c.1300 )  les allegaunces (var. (N: c.1310) allegaciouns) le defendaunt  BRITT i 350
( 1311 )  de vostre faus ordinaunce se pleinent il. – Par vostre faus aliejaunce  (ed. alienaunce) etc. et sur ceo procurastes une suit estre fait ceinz en ceste court  YBB Ed II xi 43
( 1312 )  encountre son fet demesne tiel fause alegiaunce et conspiracie fist le dit W. a tort  YBB Ed II xii 215
( 1373; MS: s.xivex )  en cas qe tiele alleggeaunce fureit alleggé hors del garde ou l’escryveyn qi l’avoit escript demoert […]  Scriveners 3
2lawciting, invocation: 
( 1340-41 )  ne se fra pas sur allegeance de cel recorde  YBB 14-15 Ed III 349

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leggeance 
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