1defective, badly made, sub-standard, of poor quality:
(
1380
)
facez abatre une piece q’est deffective de la haute parere
(l. pareie) de pere
i 126
(
1406
)
les arwesmythes fount plusours testes de seates & quarelles deffectifs
iii 594
(
1415
)
(boots) troevés defectives
ii 111
(
1423
)
[...] lour or qe est defectyf
iv 200
(
1424-25
)
Item ressu de forfetz [...] W.F.T., par cause qe sez doublettes furent defectif paiera .ij. s.
3 Henry VI
♦
faulty, out of order:
(
MS: 1419
)
si ascun fourne, furneux ou terraile soit defectyf [...]
259
2failing to meet obligations:
(
1430-31
)
[...] de ceux qui soient defectives de la reparation avauntdite
iv 373
♦
crooked, dishonest:
(
1404
)
S’il y ad aucun tiel brocour defectif soit il fait venir devaunt le Chaunceller
iii 554
(
1423
)
toutz les trespassours trovez defectifs & ent duement atteintz en l’eawe de Thamise
iv 256
(
1439
)
s’il soit trové desloiall ou defectif [...], q’il soit ousté de dit occupation
v 25
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