1
to depose, bring low:
(
s.xii1;
MS: c.1145
) [...] e depose else
(=my enemies), Sire, li miens defenderre
Oxf Ps ANTS 76.58.12
(
MS: 1155-60
)
Il
deposad (Latin: Deposuit) les puissanz del siege
Camb Ps 285.7
♦
statusto depose, remove from office:
(
c.1136-37;
MS: s.xiiex
)
E T. en fud
deposed Qui arcevesque i ot ested
GAIMAR1 1491
(
1200-50;
MS: s.xiiim
)
(an archbishop) Qui si bargaine, il devreit estre
depesez
Pol Songs 120.66
(
1291
)
l’Apostoille de Rome
deposa le Rey de France
Scot Docs 34
(
s.xiiiex;
MS: c.1300?
)
Puis enlistrent Godric [...], Meis il ne le
(=abbacy) tint fors un an, puis fu
deposé
Burch1 538
(
1317
)
e aucuns de ces freres se efforcet de li faire
despouser de l'abbaye e le pleydoyent devant le pape
GR iv 580b
(
1399
)
R., nadgairs Roy d’Engleterre, [...] de sa roial estat
deposez
Rot Parl1 iii 449
2lawto lay aside, abandon:
(
1316
)
si [...] vous la
(=the assize of novel disseisin) deposasez e preistez vostre bref d’entré par le title qe vous alleggez [...]
YBB Ed II xx 11
3to remove, demolish:
(
1403
)
le dit baillif agarda qe gentz de mesme la ville dusent
deposer le dit were
King’s Bench vii 142
4lawto make a deposition, state formally in court:
(
1381
)
par ycelz estoit suffisantement prové le contraire de ce qui les tesmoignez premierement contre ly produyts avoient dit et
depousé
Lett Rois 223
(
1384
)
les ditz G., R. [...] examinez sur lour ligeances a dire veritee [...]
deposerent expressement q’ils ne donerent unqes rienz [...] au dit Chanceller
Rot Parl1 iii 169
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