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avoidance (s.xiv1/4)
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avoidance (s.xiv1/4)

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avoidaunce  (la voidanz (l. l’avoidanz?)  Rot Parl1 i 220)  
  FEW:  *vocitus *14,593b Gdf: ∅ GdfC: ∅ TL: ∅ DEAF: ∅ DMF:  avoidance  TLF: ∅ OED:  avoidance n.  MED:  avoidaunce n.  DMLBS: ∅

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1lawmaking null and void: 
( 1314 )  si vous fuissez de age et jeo meyse avaunt la fin etc., il vous covendreit a ceo respoundre en avoidaunce (l. avoidante=p.pr?) la com a dire qe statut vous eyde  YBB Ed II xviii 57
( c.1420-89 )  le fait per luy mesme n’est pas matter d’aver le certificat saunz avoidaunce de le discent  Readings i 34 n.1
2eccl.vacancy (of benefice, membership etc.): 
( MS: s.xiv1/4 )  en temps des queux la eglise s’envoida […] par quele avoidance A., G., M. presenteront  Nov Narr 44
( 1415-22 )  le souverain aura le nombre des compaignons de l'ordre avecques lui requis par les estatus [...] et y soient a my temps aucunes avoidances des compaignons  Garter Stats1 344-45

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voidance 
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