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[apesement] (s.xii1)
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[apesement] (s.xii1)

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apaisement,  appaisement  
  FEW:  pax 8,93b Gdf:  apaisement 1,314b GdfC:  apaisement 8,136a TL: apaisement 1,421 DEAF:  pais  DMF:  apaisement  TLF:  apaisement  OED:  appeasement n.  MED:  appesement n.  DMLBS: ∅

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1appeasement, reconciliation: 
( 1514 )  […] la paine que vous avez prinse pour la pacifficacion et appaisement des differens qui povoyent estre entre  Lett Rois 541
2(financial) settlement: 
( 1396 )  les autres tresgrans biens, apaisemens et prouffiz, qui par ce moyen (= a peace settlement between England and France) sont [...] disposez d'ensuir [...] aus dictes parties  Engl Dip Pract  528
♦finan.ransom: 
( s.xii1; MS: c.1145 )  Frere ne raient, raiendront huem; ne dunrat a Deu le suen apaisement  Oxf Ps ANTS 70.48.7

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apaiement 
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