1to disavow, disown:
(
c.1136-65;
MS: c.1200
)
La doctrine de seinte eglise Vunt chalengant e sa justise. Se
(l. Sé) fiz se tenent nequedent, Ne la
desavoent n[i]ent
7366
(
s.xiiiin;
MS: s.xiii2/4
)
Lur Seignur
desavuerent, E [...] le mistrent ariere dos
5203
(
MS: s.xiii3/3
)
Sire, jeo
dessavou cele jumente que onques ne la vi avant ore
(S) 63
♦
lawto repudiate, recall:
(
1338
)
Nota q’un appellour
desavowa soun appelle, q’il le fit par duresse
11-12 Ed III 627
(
1384
)
Et purtant qe le dit pessoner
desavouast en partie sa dite accusation
iii 169
♦
lawto disavow, refuse to acknowledge:
(
1356
)
si les dites justices
desavowent lour dit recorde [...]
vi 107
(
1388
)
poet estre qe le record qe les autres ount mys avaunt n’est pas le record et auximent qe les autres voillent
disavower cest record
12 Rich II 25
2lawto disallow, declare invalid:
(
c.1292;
MS: c.1300
)
Endreit
(ed. En dreit) de faus brefs ou brefs
desavowez ou brefs de faux jugement
i 33
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