empeschable (1382)
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empeschable (1382)

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  FEW:  impedicare *4,578a Gdf:  empechable 3,55c GdfC: ∅ TL: ∅ DEAF:  empechier (empechable)  DMF:  empêchable  TLF: ∅ OED:  impeachable a.  MED:  empechable a.  DMLBS: ∅
empescheable,  empechable;  enpeschable,  enpescheable;  enpecheable  

a.

1lawliable to prosecution, impeachable: 
( 1382 )  [...] qe chescune persone qe y soit empeschez ou empescheable de quelconqes cause [...] soit desore resceuz en dit escheqier  ii 21 ix
( 1402; MS: s.xv1 )  voidant aprés voz tresgracious grant et licence sanz riens pour ent estre empeschable a vostre haulte seignurie  23.18
empeschement  empescher 
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