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compassour (1280-1307)
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compassour (1280-1307)

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compassor;  cumpassour  
  FEW:  compassare 2/ii,972b Gdf: ∅ GdfC:  compasseor 9,138b TL: compassëor  DEAF:  compasser (compasseor)  DMF:  compasseur  TLF: ∅ OED:  compasser n.  MED: ∅ DMLBS: ∅

s.

plotter, conspirator: 
( 1280-1307; MS: s.xiv1 )  […] Les greignurs compassors e penduz e trainez  LANGTOFT thiol2 363.2008
( c.1322 )  compassour & abettour de toutes ces malices  Rot Parl1 ii 381
( 1327 )  Sire J. […] e altres qi esteyent compassours [de] sé maveis purchas  Rot Parl2 163
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