1establishment, setting up:
(
c.1292;
MS: c.1300
)
Et acune foiz est le soil enservé de dreit, tut ne soit il par constitucioun
(=ordinance) ne par constitucioun de pesible seisine
i 362
2lawact of making laws:
(
s.xiiiex;
MS: s.xiv1/3
)
tut soit qe totes creatures diussent
(l. duissent) estre franches solom lei de nature, par constitution neqedent e fet de hommes sunt genz e autres creatures enservés
77
(
1397
)
le principal governement de chescun roy doit comencer de constitution des loies
iii 347
♦
lawordinance, statute:
(
s.xiiiex;
MS: s.xiv1/3
)
solom la constitucion de Wyncestre
27
(
1387
)
Ceux sount les constitucions et ordinances […] de les esporoners
i 101
(
a.1399;
MS: a.1399
)
ceo fuist encontre la ley et les constituciones de seint esglise
103.35
♦
lawconstitution, body of law or customs:
(
s.xiiiex;
MS: s.xiv1/3
)
a tort e encountre le ordeinement e la general constitucion du reaume
(A) 23
3purport, wording (of official document):
(
c.1292;
MS: c.1300
)
en autre manere qe solom la constitucioun del premer assent
i 387
(
s.xiiiex;
MS: s.xiv1/3
)
solom la constitucion de la chartre des franchises
151
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