1election, choosing (of a person to an office, role, etc.):
(
1155;
MS: s.xiii4/4
)
Rei firent par electiun D'un filz Jugenes Iwulan
3637
(
c.1184;
MS: s.xiiiex
)
funt oresun Ke Deu lur doint discreciun De bien fere, E d’arcevesque electiun Ke seit covenable
250
(
c.1230;
MS: s.xiiim
)
Pus li fist Deu grant gwerdun, Kar [...] De halt evesqué lui fist le dun Par commune electiun
476
(
1327
)
suffrir les eglises avoir franchez eleccions solonc les grantz des roys Cea en arrere
116
(
1356-57;
MS: s.xivex
)
Et toutdis font royne par elexioun de celle qe est plus vaillant en armes
303
(
1415
)
ceux qe facent la election del dit mair
iv 75
♦
lawchoice (between legal alternatives):
(
1292
)
En plusours cas put home aver bref de dette la ou le bref de covenant gist; [...] en nostre ellecion est a prendre a l’un ou a l’autre
20-21 Ed I 141
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