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correction (c.1292)

correction (c.1292)

correccion,  correccione,  correccioun;  correcion,  correcioun,  corretioun;  corecion,  corection  
  FEW:  corrigere 2/ii,1220b Gdf: GdfC:  correction 9,205a TL: correccïon 2,895 DEAF:  corrigier (correccïon)  DMF:  correction  TLF:  correction  OED:  correction n.  MED:  correccioun n.  DMLBS:  correctio 499b

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1correction, amendment
( 1386 )  les correcions & redresces des defautes & mesprisions  Stats ii 42
( 1393; MS: s.xv1 )  (in the written versions of the negotiations) ne y ad variant, difficultee […] mes que ové petite correccioun […] totes choses s’adressent bien  Lett & Pet 192.133.13-14
2correction, chastisement
( c.1292; MS: c.1300 )  en correcciouns des pecchez  BRITT i 28
( 1367 )  corrections & punissementz des injuries, tortz, damages […]  Rot Scot i 913
3control, supervision
( 1389 )  toutz autres q’ont l’Assise de Payn & de Cervoise a garder & la correction d’icelle ne preignent  Rot Parl1 iii 269
( 1406 )  qe les ditz aliens soient desoutz les governance & correction des Mair & Aldermannes  Rot Parl1 iii 600
( 1417-73 )  une peticioun […] pur avoir le survieu et correccioun du dite artifice  Goldsmiths’ Reg Deeds 375v
faire correction
to make amends
( 1280-1307; MS: s.xiv1 )  Sire, dist l’erceveske, […] Vols tu gwere enprendre, saunz correccioun Devotement parfere de l’offensioun Qe tu as fet sovent […] A Deu […] ?  LANGTOFT thiol2 383.1446
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