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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: ∅ DMF:  assister  TLF:  assister  OED:  assist v.  / assistant a. and n.  MED:  assisten v.  / assistent a.  DMLBS:  assistere 144c

v.intrans.

to help, assist: 
( 1409-10 )  […] pur assister owé luy (=King) pur avoir bon & discrete advys  Rot Parl1 iii 622
( 1414 )  q’ils assistent a les ordinaries  Rot Parl1 iv 24

p.pr. as a.

1helpful, of assistance: 
( 1400-03; MS: s.xv1 )  vuillez estre aidant, favorant, conseillant et assistant par les meilloures voies que vous saverez […]  Lett & Pet 456.397.15
( 1442 )  qe chescun conestable […] soit eidaunt & assistaunt a le possessoure […]  Rot Parl1 v 55
2occupationassistant: 
( 1414 )  qe les ditz deux hommes [..] soient assistenz et entendantz a dit conservatour  Rot Parl1 iv 23
( 1422 )  les persones nomez conseillers assistentz  Rot Parl1 iv 176

p.pr. as s.

occupationassistant, 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  Readings 22 n.1
( 1466 )  est entendu que le vicomt est tauntsolement juge et que lez coroners sinoun come testes ou assistentez al vicount  Readings i 53.23
( 1502 )  […] ce que dirent pareillement ensemble tous les autres assistens, c’est assavoyr Mrs le legat, chancelier, de Ligny, de Ravastayn, d’Alby, de Gyé, Clerieux et Piennes  Lett Rois 528
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