defaiture1 (s.xii2)
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defaiture1 (s.xii2)

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  FEW:  facere 3,349a Gdf:  desfaiture 2,589a GdfC: ∅ TL: desfaiture 2,1581 DEAF:  faire (desfaiture)  DMF:  défaiture  TLF: ∅ OED: ∅ MED: ∅ DMLBS: ∅
desfaiture,  disfaiture  

s.

1destruction: 
( s.xii2; MS: s.xii3/3 )  livra cels de Juda [...] a desfaiture et a desfaçon  200
a defaiture de
1to the detriment, ruin of: 
( 1337-87 )  outre ceo detent ovesqe ele tous ses chartres de ses terres [...] a grant disfaiture du dit J.  132
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