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confrere (1351-52)

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confrere (1351-52)

comfrer,  comfrere;  confrer,  confrier  
  FEW:  frater 3,766b Gdf: GdfC:  confrere 9,154b TL: confrere 2,686 DEAF: DMF:  confrère  TLF:  confrère  OED:  confrere n.  MED:  confrere n.  DMLBS:  confrater 436c

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1eccl.monasticbrother, fellow cleric or member of a religious order
( 1351-52 )  pur lui et ses confrers Evesqes de sa province  Stats i 328
( 1373 )  frere R. […] de l’ordre de la Trinité en Kent, envoia un T.G., son confrere, en roialme de France  King’s Bench vi 167
( 1383-84 )  les meistre et confreres du dit hospitall […]  Rot Parl1 iii 180
( 1418-19 ) Item resceu del doun d'un confrere a le sustentacioun d'un des chapeleins en le chapelle a Poulis - .iiij. li.  Mch Tayl Accs2 277 (6 Henry V)
( MS: 1419 )  pur estorer un chapelein por chaunter pur les confreres  Lib Alb 219
2fellow official, colleague in office
( 1353 )  A lours treschers confreres, combarons et amys mair et barons de Wynchelsea, le baylif et barons de Romené saluz et fraternels amystés et amours  ROUGH 41

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frere 
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