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avocher (c.1200)
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avocher (c.1200)

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avoker  
  FEW:  advocare 24,202a Gdf:  avochier 1,534b GdfC: ∅ TL: advoquer 1,160 DEAF:  advoquer  DMF:  avoquer  TLF: ∅ OED:  avouch v.  MED:  avouchen v.  DMLBS:  advocare 1 38a

v.trans.

lawto vouch: 
( c.1200; MS: c.1220-40 )  N’en partirunt, si l’averunt avochee (var. (B: s.xiii3/4) avokee)  Anc Test (E) 13723
( 1330 )  ne les poeient […] destreindre a lur ditz acomptes rendre ne roules remembraunces ne garauntz vers ly avocher (l. a vocher?)  Rot Parl2 199

sbst. inf.

lawvoucher: 
( 1312 )  ou nous pomus (l. poums) aver nostre avocher  YBB Ed II xi 206.

See also:

voucher1 
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