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[scarseté] (s.xiii1)
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The form charceté is a cross reference to the following entry:

[scarseté] (s.xiii1)

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charceté;  scarcetee;  scarcité,  scarsté  
  FEW:  *excarpsus 3,270b Gdf: ∅ GdfC: ∅ TL: ∅ DEAF: ∅ DMF: ∅ TLF: ∅ OED:  scarcity n.  MED:  scarsete n.  DMLBS: ∅

s.

1 scarcity, insufficiency of quantity: 
( 1382 )  le scarcetee qe l'en ad ore de monoie deinz le roiaume  Rot Parl1 iii 122
( 1425 )  [...] eiant regarde a la feblesse et devastacion de la dite ville, et le scarcité des gentz en mesme la ville demeurantz  Rot Parl1 iv 309
2 thrift or stinginess: 
( MS: s.xiii1 )  frugalitas: (R) charceté  Gloss Nequam1 248.70

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See also:

escharseté  scarse 
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