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creissement (c.1136-37)
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creissement (c.1136-37)

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cresement;  croisement,  croissement  
  FEW:  crescere 2/ii,1325b Gdf:  croissement 2,379c GdfC: ∅ TL: croissement 2,1080 DEAF:  croistre (croissement)  DMF:  croissement 1  TLF: ∅ OED:  creasement n.  MED: ∅ DMLBS:  cressimentum 510c

s.

1increase: 
( 1215; MS: 1226 )  [C]hascuns contez, hundrez […] soient as ancienes fermes senz nul croisement (Latin: incremento)  Magna Carta 359.25
( 1380 )  en cresement du pris de leins deinz vostre roialme susdite  TNA SC 8/125/6205
2 advancement: 
( c.1136-37; MS: s.xiiex )  Chascun de vus s’onur rendrai E creissement (var. (H: s.xiv1/4) acressement) vus durai grant  GAIMAR1 1881
( 1160-74; MS: s.xvii )  Tant a chescun donné et pramis croissement [...], Chescun fist a Guillaume hommage et serement  Rom de Rou wace i 58.1296
estre en creissement
to be growing, expanding: 
( 1171-74; MS: c.1200 )  Car saint’ iglise esteit idunc en creissement  Becket1 5862

See also:

acreissement 
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