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aturnement (c.1170)
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The form attornement is a cross reference to the following entry:

aturnement (c.1170)

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attornement,  attornament,  atturnement,  attournement;  atourneiment  
  FEW:  tornare 13/ii,72a Gdf:  atornement 1,482a GdfC: ∅ TL: atornement 3,1423 DEAF:  torner (atornement)  DMF:  atournement  TLF: ∅ OED:  attornment n.  MED:  attournement n.  DMLBS:  attornamentum 155b

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1equipment: 
( c.1170; MS: s.xiiiex )  Il n’ad si riche rei de ci k’en orient Pur qui vus guerpisse od tiel aturnement  Horn 4305
2lawattornment, transference of service: 
( c.1292; MS: c.1300 )  une manere de purchaz qe hom purchace par attornement de rente ou de autre service bon gré ou maugré les tenauntz  BRITT i 269
( MS: c.1310 )  par quel assignement le dit R. a l’avantdite L. se attorna, par quel attornement ele fust seisi de ses services par my sa meyn  Nov Narr 264
( 1343 )  par attournement de luy en la vie l’auncestre il ne devynt pas mon tenant  YBB 17-18 Ed III 323
( 1377 )  […] se atturnast illeoqes tantost au dit Roi des ditz manoirs par un florein d’or de vint deniers. Queux attornement & florein Monsire R.F. […] y resceut  Rot Parl1 iii 9
( 1481-82 )  il est boun graunt saunz attornament de l’encumbent  Exchequer Chamber ii 37.27-8
nun aturnement
nunaturnement
bref d’aturnement
lawwrit of attornment: 
( 1303 )  le recorde et processe d’un plee d’attournement qe fust pledé en court  Reg Kellawe iv 509
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