despitousement (c.1292)

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despitousement (c.1292)

[ FEW: *3,54b despectus; Gdf: 2,631c despiteusement; GdfC: ; TL: 2,1702 despitos (despitosement); DEAF: ; DMF:  dépiteusement; TLF: ; OED: ; MED: ; DMLBS: ]
despitosement,  despitusement;  dispetousement,  dispitousement  

adv.

1contemptuously, in contempt of court, king, etc.
( c.1292; MS: c.1300 )  [...] cum si le tenaunt [...] perge en court, et despitousement s’en depart puis qe il avera esté veu court de justice  ii 172
( 1381 )  les sealx des chartres et patentes suis dites dispitousement deraserent, en despit de nostre seignour le Roi  iii 108
( a.1399; MS: a.1399 )  le dit duc començast despitousement de reprover et parler al evesqe de Loundres  103.23
2shamefully
( a.1399; MS: a.1399 )  deinz le queor amount avaunt les estalles fuist despitousement et horiblement occis [...] en despit de Dieu et seint eglise  122.19
( 1412 )  William Letherpole dispetousement revyla et disclaundra sez gardeins et eux disclaundra de robbery  356
3violently
( 1396; MS: s.xv1 )  mon chival me ferist [...] si dispitousement sur la jambe destre qu’il en est tout enfleez  30.20
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