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confession (s.xii1)
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confession (s.xii1)

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confesion;  confessione,  confessioun,  confessiun;  cunfession  (confeccioun  MLR 13 316.90,  conssioun (l. confessioun?)  Confess 574)  
  FEW:  confessio 2/ii,1030b Gdf: ∅ GdfC:  confession 9,151a TL: confessïon 2,677 DEAF:  confession  DMF:  confession  TLF:  confession  OED:  confession n.  MED:  confessioun n.  DMLBS:  confessio 431c

s.

1lawconfession, admission of guilt: 
( 1376 )  nul editement y ad sur lui, ne pris ové mayne ovre (=caught in the act), ne confession fait devant Coroner  Rot Parl1 ii 354
( 1397 )  lisa en escript la dite confession  Rot Parl1 iii 379
( 1421 )  come par la confessioun les ditez R. et J. R. fait devaunt le mair de Loundres […] pleinement fuit trovez  King’s Bench vii 255
( 1429 )  q’adonqes soit il convict par sa propre confession  Rot Parl1 iv 359
( 1489-90 )  s’il dit qu’il fuit deinz age, donques ceo est confession de feffement  Exchequer Chamber ii 148.31
♦lawadmission of the correctness of an allegation: 
( 1425 )  lou (=in cases where) un recorde est pledé en disabilment de person de pleintif, come villenage per confession de recorde ou utlagerie  Readings i 22.12
2eccl.liturgical(sacrament of) confession, admission of one's sins before a priest (to receive absolution): 
( c.1141; MS: s.xiii4/4 ) Deus nus otreit cel don, Voire confessiun  Sibile 1206
( c.1240; MS: c.1300 )  E cil eit grant confusiun Par ky cist out confessiun  Mir N-D 29.106
( c.1275; MS: s.xiii4/4 )  De cest myracle fu graunt renun E trest plusurs a confessiun  S Fran ANTS 8131
( 1307 )  il ad poer de confessiouns doner par sa lettre e alire (=choose) confessiours de quiqe om voit (=wishes)  Carlisle 437.18-19
( 1432 )  veils hommes et femmes ount deviez sauns confession ou autre sacrement de Seint Eglise prendre  Rot Parl1 iv 404
3 theol. declaration, professing of one's faith: 
( s.xii1; MS: c.1145 ) [...] en voiz de esleecement e de confessiun  Oxf Ps ANTS 67.41.5
confession de curt
lawacknowledgement, consent, in court: 
( 1304 )  Margerie fut coverte qe ne poeyt conusance fere par fin saunz confession de curt, ne estre confesse saunz garrant  YBB 32-33 Ed I 317
aler, venir a confession
eccl.liturgicalto go, come to confession: 
( c.1135; MS: 1267-68 )  Por m’amor lor done pardon Et venir a confession  S Marg wace 51.656 (A)
( c.1240; MS: c.1300 )  Tant sovent sa dame apela Ke dist (l. dire) lui fist par avisiun Ke il alast a confessiun  Mir N-D 28.54
( s.xiiiex; MS: 1307-15 )  fausement ou feintement aler a confession  Ancren2 40.31
oir confession
eccl. liturgical (as a priest) to hear confession, to take a person's confession: 
( 1425 )  oiere les confessions, prechere n’ensignere le people  Rot Parl1 iv 305
prendre (sa, etc.) confession
eccl.liturgicalto make one's confession (and receive absolution for one's sins): 
( 1141; MS: s.xiii4/4 )  Des pecchiez dunt avum [Ja] pris confessiun D’iceus n’ier[t] jugement  Sibile 1162
( s.xiiiin; MS: s.xiii1 )  Le jur de l’absoluciun, Quant ad pris sa cunfessiun  S Edm Pass ANTS 1168
receivre confession
liturgical(as a priest) to hear confession, to take a person's confession: 
( 1160-74; MS: s.xiiiin )  Gisfrei, evesques de Constances [...] reçut les confessions E dona les beneiçons  Rom de Rou wace ii 157.7351
( s.xiiiin; MS: s.xiiim )  li bon preechur qui pur le poeple Deu receivent confessiun des peccheurs e le edefiement de lur fei  Paroles Salomun 2216
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