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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
BRITT ii 172
(
1381
)
les sealx des chartres et patentes suis dites dispitousement deraserent, en despit de nostre seignour le Roi
Rot Parl1 iii 108
(
a.1399; MS: a.1399
)
le dit duc començast despitousement de reprover et parler al evesqe de Loundres
Anon Chr1 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
Anon Chr1 122.19
(
1412
)
William Letherpole dispetousement revyla et disclaundra sez gardeins et eux disclaundra de robbery
Goldsmiths 356
3violently:
(
1396; MS: s.xv1
)
mon chival me ferist [...] si dispitousement sur la jambe destre qu’il en est tout enfleez
Man langANTS 30.20
despitousement (c.1292)