1neighbouring, adjoining, near at hand:
(
c.1300;
MS: s.xivm
)
En Alissaundre vint, […] Se trova a[l] costyn paleys
475
(
MS: c.1310
)
a quele marché les gent des villes costoines
(var. (H7: s.xvm) custoinez; (R3: s.xivm) costeus; (H8: c.1400) cesteins; (D4: a1349) costummes) venir soleient
207
(
1323
)
(the King’s horses) demoerantz […] par foiz en notre houstiel et par foiz dehors en costein sojourn després
920
(
1347
)
purposant d’afforester villes costeines as forestes
ii 169
2lawcollateral:
(
1311
)
al sanke costeyn ne put resorter […]
Ed II x 44
(
1313-14
)
a demaunder de la seisine Thomas com heir costein ou Johane est en la dreite ligne
Ed II viii 19
3subsidiary, secondary:
(
1310-11
)
Jugement si par my nul fait costeyn encountre lour fait q’est pure en sey puisse al assise atteindre
Ed II vi 86
(
1354
)
comment il est assigné justice de trailebastoun […] et auxint q’il ath un commission costein a sere entre nous en chescune ville
77
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