condescendre (s.xiii2/4)
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condescendre (s.xiii2/4)

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  FEW:  condescendere 2/ii,1018b Gdf:  condescendre 2,225c GdfC:  condescendre 9,147b TL: condescendre 2,662 DEAF:  condescendre  DMF:  condescendre  TLF:  condescendre  OED:  condescend v.  MED:  condescenden v.  DMLBS:  condescendere 427a
condecendre,  conducendre  

v.n.

1to agree (to), consent (to): 
( 1367 )  condecenderent & […] s’acorderent primerement que […]  i 914
( 1393; MS: s.xv1 )  condescendre et assentir de lui avoir et eslire canoniquement  61.15
( 1406 )  par lour commune assent ils sont condescenduz d’esteer a l’arbitrement de vj persones par eux esluz  iii 573
( 1411-13 )  l’avantdit Guy ad payé as ditz gardeins xx s., et a la dit ordinance d’estre tenuz et fermez est conducenduz  352
2to give in, yield (to): 
( s.xiii2/4; MS: s.xiii2 )  quant a sa char condescent Alcune feiz par li mesprent  170va15
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