assister (1400-03)
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assister (1400-03)

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  FEW:  assistere 25,561b Gdf:  assistant 1,446c GdfC:  assister 8,215a TL: ∅ DEAF:  assister  DMF:  assister  TLF:  assister  OED:  assist v.  / assistant a. and n.  MED:  assisten v.  / assistent a.  DMLBS:  assistere 144c

p.pr. assistant,  assistent  

v.n.

assister a, ové
1to assist, help, support: 
( 1409-10 )  […] pur assister owé luy (=King) pur avoir bon et discrete advys  iii 622
( 1414 )  q’ils assistent a les ordinaries  iv 24

p.pr._as_a.

1of assistance, helpful, supportive: 
( 1400-03; MS: s.xv1 )  vuillez estre aidant, favorant, conseillant et assistant par les meilloures voies que vous saverez […]  456.397.15
♦occupationassistant: 
( 1422 )  les persones nomez conseillers assistentz  iv 176
estre assistant a
1 to be of assistance, helpful, supportive to: 
( 1414 )  qe les ditz deux hommes [...] soient assistenz et entendantz a dit conservatour  iv 23
( 1442 )  qe chescun conestable […] soit eidaunt et assistaunt a le possessoure […]  v 55

p.pr._as_s.

1occupationassistant, one who assists: 
( c.1420-89 )  procés serra fait verz lez jurrourz de le primer assise et ils serrount assistantz a lez jurrourz de l’assise qu’est pendaunt  22 n.1
( 1466 )  est entendu que le vicomt est tauntsolement juge et que lez coroners sinoun come testes ou assistentez al vicount  i 53.23
assistance 
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