detenour (c.1292)

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detenour (c.1292)

[ FEW: *13/i,221a tenere; Gdf: 2,685a deteneor; GdfC: ; TL: 2,1829 detenëor; DEAF: ; DMF:  déteneur; TLF: ; OED:  detainer n.; MED: ; DMLBS: ]
 

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1lawdetainer, one who detains
( c.1292; MS: c.1300 )  Et pur ceo qe cil fet plus de tort qi a tort detent, qe cil qi a tort prent, voloms nous qe les detenours soint chargez en ceo cas del gros del respouns  i 137
( s.xiiiex; MS: s.xiv1/3 )  Prise e detenue se funt [...] ascune foiz [...] par desconuz, mes coment qe les pernours soient conuz, les nouns neqedent dé detenours covendra assavoir  73
( 1311 )  il est detenour de la rente et deforsour  Ed II x 81
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