chevetain (c.1136-37)
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chevetain (c.1136-37)

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[ FEW: 2/i,255b capitaneus; Gdf: 2,114c chevetain; GdfC: ∅; TL: 2,370 chevetain; DEAF:  chevetain; DMF:  chevetain; TLF: ∅; OED:  chevetaine n. / chieftain n.; MED:  chevetain(e n.; DMLBS: ∅ ]
cheftaine,  cheftane;  cheveintainne,  cheveitein;  cheventaigne,  cheventain,  cheventaine,  cheventeigne,  cheventein,  cheventeine,  cheventeing,  cheventin;  chevesten;  chevetaigne,  chevetaine,  chevetainne,  chevetane,  cheveteigne,  chevetein,  cheveteine;  chevintein,  chevitain,  chevitaine;  chevotein;  chieftain,  chieftaine,  chieftein,  chieften,  chievetein;  chivetain,  chivetaine,  chiventain,  chiveutein (l. chiventein)  

a.

1statuschief, supreme, leading: 
( 1160-74; MS: s.xiiiin )  Alain n’out od sei des Bretuns Fors les chevetaignes baruns  i 261.2694
( 1215; MS: 1226 )  nos a nostre chevetains (Latin: capitalis) justisieres […]  359.18
( 1267; MS: c.1300 )  Princes e prelaz cheventeins apel  10831
♦lawprincipal, main: 
( 1215; MS: 1226 )  ne si plege ne seront destroit, tant dis come le chevetaigne dettor soffira a la dette paier  358.9

s.

1statushead, chief, leader: 
( c.1136-37; MS: s.xiiex )  dous reis ot ja en Bretaine Quant C. ert chevetaine  42
( 1155; MS: s.xiii4/4 )  Perdu ad sun buen chevetainne; Morz est li reis  8316
( c.1300 )  Qe le Alderman seit cheveteyn de la vile  i 60
♦statusmil.chieftain, captain: 
( 1306 )  cheventeyne et guyour des gentz d’Escoce  331
( a.1382; MS: a.1382 )  les altres countz et seignours et chieftaynes de soun host  36.32
♦eccl.monasticstatushead of religious house: 
( 1267; MS: c.1300 )  Al cheventin deit em demander Quant si avient ke se fet cunfesser S’il ad esté rien negligent A dreit governer sun cuvent  10033
♦ship.mil.statusadmiral: 
( a.1399; MS: a.1399 )  chevytayne de la flote nostre seignur le roi  178

s.f.

1femalemistress: 
( s.xiii2; MS: 1333-34 )  Ceste terre, ou avowé Estre dei e cheveteine  (A) 331
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