devisement (1113-19)
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devisement (1113-19)

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[ FEW: 3,109b *divisare; Gdf: 2,703b devisement; GdfC: ∅; TL: 2,1879 devisement; DEAF: ∅; DMF:  devisement; TLF: ∅; OED:  devisement n.; MED:  devisement n.; DMLBS: ∅ ]
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1division: 
( 1113-19; MS: s.xii3/3 )  Quant nus guarder devum Icés jejuneisuns Que nus en l’an tenums, Qu’el[s] funt devisement  3275
♦lawdivision, sharing (of estate): 
( 1140-60; MS: 1140-60 )  kikunques icez establissemenz as seinz humes e le nostre devisement enfreindrad la maleiçun Damnedeu le tut puant e a tuz ses seinz ait il  268.2.69
( 1260-70; MS: s.xiv1 )  Ceus qe lur devisement Desturbent, ou lur testament [...]  1671
2arrangement, layout: 
( 1113-19; MS: s.xii3/3 )  Si cum truvum lisant En Ovide le grant Enz es divisemenz Qu’il fait des elemenz  2805
a, de, sulum ma (etc.) devisement
1 at my (etc.) behest, command: 
( c.1200; MS: c.1220-40 )  A ma somunse, a mun devisement, Metez en l’arche [...]  (E) 252
( c.1230; MS: s.xiiim )  Sulum le suen devisement Fait a sun cumandement  291
( 1280-1307; MS: s.xiv1/4 )  de son devisement Of mon seygnur le rays fray accordement  ii 46
par tel devisement
1 in such a fashion, way: 
( c.1200; MS: s.xiii3/4 )  Hebreu s’en turnent par tel devisement, Aprés paens vont il ireement  (B) 6342
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