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commissaire (s.xiiiex)
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commissaire (s.xiiiex)

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commissair,  commissare,  commissarie,  commisser,  commissere;  comissaire,  comissarie,  comissere;  comessare  (commissarer  Gasc Reg A 362)  
  FEW:  commissarius 2/ii,953b Gdf: ∅ GdfC:  commissaire 9,134a TL: comissaire 2,610 DEAF:  comissaire  DMF:  commissaire  TLF:  commissaire  OED:  commisary n.1  MED:  commissarie n.  DMLBS:  commissarius 394c

s.

occupationcommissary, delegate: 
( s.xiiiex; MS: s.xiv1/3 )  le comissaire le Rei le face parer en jugement  Mir Just 36
( 1323-25 )  les commissairs qe le roi de France avoit deputez  St Sard 3
( 1379 )  le dit chanceller, ses deputés & commissairs […]  Rot Parl1 iii 68
♦eccl.occupationcommissary, bishop’s representative: 
( MS: s.xiv1/4 )  R. de W. et J. de C. comessares l’evesqe de W.  Nov Narr 129
( 1343-50 )  nuls plez ne furent pledez […] n’en consistorie ne devant commissarie  Cron Lond1 55.1
♦acad.occupationtitle(at Oxford) vice-chancellor: 
( 1312 )  avoit servy devaunt le Chauncellor et Commissare de Oxenford  YBB Ed II xii 119

a.

occupationdelegate: 
( s.xiiiex; MS: s.xiv1/3 )  ceo poet estre ou par jugement des juges commissaires, ou de juges ordenaires  Mir Just 106
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