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deuement (1290)
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deuement (1290)

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dehuement,  deuwement,  dewement,  diwement,  douwement;  duement,  dument;  duhement  (duementes;  deument,  dumement (l. duwement)  Mir Just 90)  
  FEW:  debere 3,21b Gdf:  deuaument 2,693b GdfC:  deuement 9,370b TL: devoir (deüment) 2,1894 DEAF:  devoir (deüement)  DMF:  dûment  TLF:  dûment  OED: ∅ MED: ∅ DMLBS:  debite 568b

adv.

duly, properly, according to law: 
( 1290 )  k’il ne feist mes destresces si la ke l’enqueste fust deuement entre eus passé  Eng Docs 70
( 1353 )  en cas qe les dit maires [...] ne fasount deuement [...] lour office  ROUGH 51
( a.1399; MS: a.1399 )  qe les custodes et les gardeyns dument dussent estre esluez  Anon Chr1 10.21
( 1415 )  qe mes dettes [...] si aucuns y soient dehuement preuvez, soient paiez  Reg Chich ii 64
nemie deuement
improperly, irregularly: 
( 1399 )  useez & nemy duement corrigez & redressez  Stats ii 117
nient deuement
improperly, irregularly: 
( a.1382; MS: a.1382 ) le ordour lui avoit nient duement eslu  Anon Chr1 3.41
nun deuement
nunduement
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