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

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

s.

1appeasement, reconciliation: 
( 1514 )  […] la paine que vous avez prinse pour la pacifficacion et appaisement des differens qui povoyent estre entre  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  528
♦finan.ransom: 
( s.xii1; MS: c.1145 )  Frere ne raient, raiendront huem; ne dunrat a Deu le suen apaisement  70.48.7
apaiement 
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