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cession1 (1317)
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cession1 (1317)

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cessioun;  seission  
  FEW:  cessio 2/i,616b Gdf:  cession 2,26b GdfC:  cession 9,23a TL: cessïon 2,142 DEAF:  cesser  DMF:  cession  TLF:  cession  OED:  cession n.  MED:  cession n.  DMLBS:  cessatio 321b

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surrender, giving up: 
( 1360 )  Nos, esteantz au dit lieu de Calais, savoir faisons que nous voulons, acordons, et nous plaist que, aprés ce qui les renonciations, seissions, transportz et delaissementz serront faiz ou faites d'une partie et d'autre [...]  iii 519
( 1361 )  q’il et son aysné filtz facent […] les renunciacions, cessions, delaissementz […]  9.12
♦eccl.cession, giving up (of benefice): 
( 1317 )  la eglise se voida en temps de vacacioun par resoun de cessioun de un priour  Ed II xxii 84
( 1323 )  quant eveschees […] voident par mort, privation, ou cession de prelat  954
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