1num.dozen:
(
c.1300
)
De chescun dozeyne dez peaux de veelez
ii 16
(
1396;
MS: c.1400
)
une douszaine pair de soliers
49
(
1397
)
quatre chargeours, deux douzeins de escuilles
i 230
2lawtithing, ten or twelve men responsible for reporting transgressions in their area:
(
s.xiiiex;
MS: s.xiv1/3
)
vos dirrez par vos serementz [...] si les francs pleges i eient lur doseins enters
39
(
1313-14
)
Un dozeyn presenta q’un B. fesoyt une felonie en lur hundred
Ed II v 129
3lawtwelve men from a hundred chosen to help tax assessors:
(
1305-06
)
les chef asseours facent les duzemes
(l. duzeines) des hundredz [...] qe serront a ceo esleuz [...] jurer devant eus
i 269
4lawdozen, jury of twelve:
(
1234
)
Et quant l’usage fu dite et counté par duzzeyne jurretz devant justizes en eyre
ii 1186
(
s.xiii3/3;
MS: s.xiv1/3
)
Ore doit le seneschal feare lever un douszeyne de fraunk tenauntz qe ount oy ceaux presentementz
100
(
c.1292;
MS: c.1300
)
les chapitres deliverez a les dozeynes en escrit
i 24
(
s.xivin;
MS: s.xivm
)
advocatz, countours, legistrers e pledours e les gence qe sont en dozeyns
9
(
1313-14
)
tuz ceux qi doregne presentent qe furent presentz quant un home est tué serront comaundé d’estre prius
(l. prins) tut die la doreigne qu’il ne soyent de riens copable
Ed II viii 140
♦
lawtrial by jury:
(
1313-14
)
La fraunchise ne se estent fors a douzeyns et il est foreyn
Ed II v 116
5textilea kind of kersey or coarse woollen cloth:
(
1410
)
tielx draps & duisseins […] facent pliter & takker ensemble
iii 645
(
1433
)
draps appellez brode clothes & brode dusannes
ii 284
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