1defender:
(
s.xii1;
MS: 1155-60
)
(God) ki est defendere
(Latin: defensore) des vedves
113.LXVII.5
(
1214-16;
MS: s.xiv1/4
)
Rollant [...] defendour des crestiens
1234
(
MS: s.xiii1
)
defensores: defendurs
ii 100
(
s.xiii;
MS: s.xiiiex
)
li gius ne peot estre matez [...] Encontre un bon defendur
16.265
(
1423
)
Mons[eignu]r de Gloucestre, protectour et defendour d’Engleterre
iv 250
2lawdefendant:
(
s.xiii1/3;
MS: s.xiiim
)
Nul ne set qui seit apelur Ne qui defendur ne assaillur
8672
(
1275;
MS: c.1282
)
Et le apelur esterra a destre part le defendur
(C) 4
(
c.1292;
MS: c.1300
)
et si felonie, adunc doune le defendour gage a sey defendre, et le apelour gage pur la cause desreyner
i 105
(
s.xiiiex;
MS: s.xiv1/3
)
dreit jugement ne se poet fere de meins de .iij. persones, de juge, de auctour e de defendour
43
♦
lawdefendant’s champion in trial by battle:
(
1260;
MS: c.1300
)
esterra le apelur a destre del defendur
116
(
c.1292;
MS: c.1300
)
(in battle between champions) si le defendour se peuse defendre jekes autaunt qe homme puse ver les esteyles el firmament [...] si voloms qe pur le defendaunt se passe jugement
i 107
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defendour (s.xii1)