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capciun (s.xiii2/4)
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capciun (s.xiii2/4)

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capcion,  capcione,  capcioun;  cappcion  
  FEW:  captio 2/i,329b Gdf:  capcion 1,779a GdfC:  caption 2 8,425b TL: capcïon 2,36 DEAF: ∅ DMF:  caption  TLF: ∅ OED:  caption n.  MED:  capcioun n.  DMLBS:  captio 275a

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1capture: 
( s.xiii3/4; MS: c.1275 )  Josephus escrit de la capciun de Jerusalem  Suidas 612
( 1280-1307; MS: s.xiv1/4 )  tuz ke ly pristrent, ou […] Furent al counsail de sa capcioun  LANGTOFT wright ii 114
( a.1399; MS: a.1399 )  la capcione del dit chastelle  Anon Chr1 126.11
♦arrest: 
( s.xiii2/4; MS: s.xiii2 )  De la nativité Jhesu Crist e de sa cappcion a matines  Mirour Egl 5.36
( 1406 )  le roy manda […] pur avere le corps du dite Agneis ové la cause du (l. de) sa capcion et detencion  King’s Bench vii 165
2lawholding, taking (of assizes): 
( s.xiiiex; MS: s.xiv1/3 )  L’estatut des capcions des assises a iij. foiz par an  Mir Just 195
3lawletter, writ of capias: 
( 1304 )  taunq’il fut escumengé e enprisoné par le capcion  YBB 32-33 Ed I 63
( 1313-14 )  en cas de capcion il covient qe le evesqe tesmoigne l’escomengement  YBB Ed II viii 163
( 1327 )  quant a priere de seint eglise par capcioun persones sunt pris et enprisonés  Rot Parl2 109
bref, lettre de capciun
lawwarrant for arrest (usually of an excommunicate): 
( 1280 )  unt fet prendre par lettre de capciun aucune genz qui sunt prossiens (l. parossiens) de la glise de L.  Lett AF 23
( 1290 )  par un bref de capcion en sa prisun le tint  Eng Docs 79.38

See also:

cape1  capias  recapciun 
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