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assessour2 (1280)

assesseour,  assessur;  assissour,  assisur;  accessur,  accessour,  accessor  (asseriours  Ed II x 51)  
  FEW:  assessor 25,530a Gdf:  assesseur 1,440c GdfC:  assesseur 8,211c TL: DEAF:  seoir (*)  DMF:  assesseur  TLF:  assesseur  OED:  assessor n.  MED:  assessour n.  DMLBS:  assessor 141a

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1lawoccupationassistant judge, assessor
( 1280 )  ne nul ne soit assessour ne pres de le baillif sesse as plez ne as jugementz rendre si issi ne soit qe le soverein baillifs qe la court tient a li ne le apele  281
( s.xiiiex; MS: s.xiv1/3 )  s’il fust occis par faus jugement, adunqe deient (=‘let them say’) queux e (l. en) furent juges, queux ministres a fornir le jugement, e queux assesseours  31
( c.1334; MS: s.xivm )  Soun (=the Emperor’s) assessour et conseiller en jugement fu le tres noble V.  148.15
2lawjuror
( 1305 )  De ceux qui unt destreynt les assisurs par manaces qe il ne osent dire la verité. Car si il dient rien encontre lur verité il les funt batre […]  102.2
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