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commis (1367)
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commis (1367)

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commise,  commys,  comis  
  FEW:  committere 2/ii,956a Gdf: ∅ GdfC:  commis 9,134a TL: ∅ DEAF:  cometre (comis)  DMF:  commis  TLF:  commis  OED:  commis n.  MED: ∅ DMLBS:  committere 395b

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1commission, granting, concession: 
( 1384 )  Sur comis du quel grant et purchace du chartre le dit evesque voet faire ville marchet  Northumb 258
2commissioner, deputy, representative: 
( 1367 )  D. de B. […] & les deputez & commis de par lui  Rot Scot i 913
( 1371 )  les ditz chivalers ou lours commys ou deputez  GAUNT1 i 4
( 1439 )  Comme dagaires pluseurs journeez aient esté tenues en la matiere de la paix generale des roialmes de France et d’Angleterre, [...] par lez ambassadeurs, messages et commisses de monseigneur le Roy, d’une partie, et les ambassadeurs de tres hault et excellent prince Henry, roy d’Angleterre, d’autre part [...]  Lett Rois 457
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