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ambiguité (1378)
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ambiguité (1378)

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ambiguitee;  ambeguité,  ambeguitté  
  FEW:  ambiguus 24,399a Gdf: ∅ GdfC:  ambiguité 8,99a TL: ∅ DEAF:  ambiguïté  DMF:  ambiguïté  TLF:  ambiguïté  OED:  ambiguity n.  MED:  ambiguite n.  DMLBS:  ambiguitas 75b

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1ambiguity: 
( 1378 )  due interpretation des dites  (ed. dices) paroles […] pour oster toutes ambiguytees  Rot Parl1 iii 51
( 1411 )  les obscurez paroles & ambiguités faitz en les ditz estatutz  Rot Parl1 iii 664
( c.1420-89 )  Il fuit ambiguité a le comen ley si un ust ewe un severalle et un estraunge ust myse einz ces bestez  Readings i 17 n.2
2doubt, uncertainty: 
( 1410 )  en grande diversité et ambiguité des paiements  Northern Pet 56
( 1415 )  pur oustier toutz les ambiguitees et doubtes  Rot Parl1 iv 74
( 1439 )  le dit administratour soy doute pur l’ambiguité de divers opinions des hommes appris en sa (l. la) ley temporell  Rot Parl1 v 11
( 1442 )  il est une ambiguité & doute en la ley  Rot Parl1 v 56
en ambiguité
confused, in doubt: 
( 1415 )  […] paront ascuns sont en ambiguité  Rot Parl1 iv 74
( 1433 )  (The King’s Council) sount en graunde ambiguité & doute  Rot Parl1 iv 470
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