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desevrance (1150-70)

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desevrance (1150-70)

deseverance,  desevranche,  desevraunce;  deceveraunce;  desseverance;  disseverance  
  FEW:  separare 11,474a Gdf:  dessevrance 2,652c GdfC: TL: dessevrance 2,1752 DEAF:  sevrer (dessevrance)  DMF:  dessevrance  TLF: OED:  disseverance n.  MED:  disseveraunce n.  DMLBS:

s.

1dividing
( MS: s.xiii )  discrimine: deceveraunce  TLL i 65
2separation
( 1150-70; MS: s.xii4/4 )  Membre lui de la covenance Qu'il li fist a la [de]sevrance Enz el jardin  Trist thomas2 461
( s.xiiiin; MS: s.xiii2/4 )  Quant un de autre ad pris neissance, Tut i eit puis desevrance [...] La nature nepurquant Del lignage se met avant  S Clem ANTS 7124
3severance, breaking off
( 1390-91 )  en desseverance de la liegeaunce de Roi par entre la dite roialme d’Engleterre et la dit terre d’Irland  Rot Parl1 iii 231
4difference, gap
( s.xiiim; MS: c.1335 )  grant deseverance ad entre nus e vus  Legendary 59.200
5interruption, break
( 1411 )  Laquele repaire des ditz commoditees ad estee au dit lieu de Caleys, sanz disseverance jesqes a ore tarde  Rot Parl1 iii 661

See also:

severance 
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