allegger1 (c.1260)
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allegger1 (c.1260)

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  FEW:  allegare 24,328a Gdf: ∅ GdfC:  aleguer 8,73c TL: aleguer 1,279 DEAF:  aleguer  DMF:  alléguer  TLF:  alléguer  OED:  allege v.1  MED:  alleggen v.1  DMLBS:  allegare 1 64c
aleger,  alegger;  alleger  

v.a.

1lawto allege, claim: 
( 1295 )  Les avantditz R. e H. vindrent en court e aleggerent ke a tort demaunda il celle dette vers eus  13
( 1328 )  par taunt qe ascun foitz la partie allegge qe les demaundauntz ne doyvent estre responduz sanz le roi […]  ii 23.95
( 1340 )  Le tenant, quant a parcelle, alleggea jointenance par fet  14 Ed III 7
( 1388 )  nous faceoms protestacioun qe nous ne conisoms pas le seisin ne rienz de ceo q’il ad allegé  12 Rich II 109
2lawto invoke, introduce: 
( 1398 )  facent et paient lour devoirs […] sanz aucune subtilitee ou cavillation alegger a l’encontre  ii 143
♦lawto cite, invoke (facts, as supporting evidence, proof): 
( c.1260; MS: c.1275 )  En prise de avers pot hom aleger: Sire, desicum […]  79
( c.1292; MS: c.1300 )  en tiel cas ne lour vaudra nule lounge seisine alegger  i 222
( 1314 )  Toud. allegea le cas J.C.  Ed II xviii 25
( 1315 )  en alleggant auncestrie en le dreit  Ed II xvii 153
( 1323 )  ne mie eaunt regarde as evidences qe ount esté monstrez et alleggez einz ces heures en vostre court  74
( 1389 )  si chartre de mort d’omme soit aleggé devant queconque justicez […]  iii 268
( 1397 )  il prist son theme la parole de Esechiel le Prophete, Rex unus erit omnibus, allegeant sur ce pluseurs auctoritees de Seinte Escripture  iii 347
♦lawto cite, invoke (as protection): 
( c.1292; MS: c.1300 )  si le clerk encoupé de felonie alegge clergie  i 27
3lawto repudiate: 
( 1390 )  le quelle J. aleggea, en tant q’ils ne furent mye assertuz de cella par recorde  vii 74
allegger sa (etc.) lei
1lawto wage one’s law, defend an action by 'wager of law', i.e. swearing of an oath of innocence supported by compurgators: 
( 1321 )  il deivent alegger lour lay  Ed II xxvi 55

v.n.

1to intercede, plead: 
( s.xiv1; MS: s.xivm )  les angeles du ciel […] alegent devant Nostre Seygnour  7.48
allegacion  alleggeable  alleggeance#1  alleggement#1 
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