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avenue (1273-82)
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avenue (1273-82)

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avenu,  avenew,  avenewe,  avenw  
  FEW:  advenire 24,191a Gdf:  avenue 1,519a GdfC:  avenue 8,253c TL: avenue 1,725 DEAF: ∅ DMF:  avenue  TLF:  avenue  OED: ∅ MED: ∅ DMLBS:  adventus 36c

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1arrival, coming: 
( c.1292; MS: c.1300 )  fere somoundre la graunt assise encountre la avenue (var. (M: s.xivin) venue) de (l. dé) Justices  BRITT ii 335
( MS: s.xiv1/4 )  issint ke la Prioresse esteit garni devant lour avenu et en lour absens  Nov Narr 104
( c.1334; MS: s.xivm )  Cist A. propheta de ambeus les advenues Nostre Seignur Jesu Crist  TREVET Cron1 77.14
( a.1399; MS: a.1399 )  […] queux avoint entendu soun avenu  Anon Chr1 4.26
♦astron.first appearance (of new moon): 
( 1273-82; MS: s.xivex )  Pur quoi la lune en s’avenue Se montre droitement cornue  Ross ANTS 4393
2law(required) attendance at court: 
( 1292 )  sy est apendaunt a infogenesthef e a deuz avenus de ses hommes par an  YBB 20-21 Ed I 159
( s.xiv )  Et que chesqun burgeis doit deux avenues al court le seigneur dedeinz la burgh par aan  Bor Cust ii 52
3lawaccess: 
( 1341 )  quant les places (=courts) furent clos, qe homme ne poait aver avenu  YBB 15 Ed III 387
♦lawmeans (of entry, especially into property): 
( c.1292; MS: c.1300 )  les queles maneres de avenues (var. (N: c.1310) venues) de seisine prendre […]  BRITT i 354
4mil.encounter, battle: 
( 1280-1307; MS: s.xiv1 )  En chascun avenue pus la dissension, Chaeu est sur France la confusion  LANGTOFT thiol2 408.2087
( s.xivin; MS: 1312-40 )  vindrent en le champ, e ocistrent, a lur premer avenue, plus qe treis cent  Fouke ANTS 20.8
( a.1382; MS: a.1382 )  les Engleis del dite warynsture primerment enbussez et pur avenu ordeynez  Anon Chr1 30.29

See also:

avenir1  venue1 
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