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anientissement (1308)
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anientissement (1308)

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adnientisement;  anentisement,  anentisment;  aniantisment;  anienticement,  anientishement,  anientisment,  anientissement,  anientissment;  anintisment;  annientissement,  annintesment,  annintissement  (amentishment (l. anientishment)  Cal Anc Pet 422,  amentissement (l. anientissement),  anientusement  Bristol Red Bk ii 86)  
  FEW:  *ne gentem 7,86b Gdf: ∅ GdfC:  aneantissement 8,120c TL: ∅ DEAF:  nïent (anientissement)  DMF:  anéantissement  TLF:  anéantissement  OED:  anientisement n.  MED:  anientishment n.  DMLBS: ∅

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1destruction: 
( 1383-84 )  a graund deshonur del roial poer […] et anyntissement de la facultee et science de la ley  Rot Parl1 iii 176
( 1393-94 )  […] en anyntisment de les estatz […]  Rot Parl1 iii 316
( 1400 )  [...] laquelle somme il ne nous poet paier saunz grand amentissement (l. anientissement) de son estat  Roy Lett Hen IV i 32
( 1432 )  les mures du dite ville […] serront de tout deschies, en destruction et anientisment du dite ville  Rot Parl1 iv 405
2finan.(of persons) ruin(ation): 
( 1390 )  as (l. al) damage de dit pleintiff de deux mill’ liveres et a soun grant anientisement  King’s Bench vii 43
( 1390-1412; MS: s.xv1 )  a tresgrande anientissement sibien de voz ditz poevres tenans come de touz voz aultres povres liges  Lett & Pet 4.VI.17
3lawannulment: 
( 1308 )  Et demaundoms jugement […] si a nul chartre […] en anientissment de la fine se peusse prendre  YBB Ed II i 15
♦rendering worthless: 
( 1404-05 )  (fake jewellery is made) a graunt desceit, perde et arrerisement du comune people et anientisement et destruction d’or et d’argent […]  Goldsmiths 316
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