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approvour (c.1270)
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The form empriour is a cross reference to the following entry:

approvour (c.1270)

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approver,  apprower,  approwour;  aprour;  enprovour,  enpruour  (empriour  YBB Ed II v 105)  
  FEW:  approbare 25,52b Gdf:  aproveur 1,365a GdfC: ∅ TL: ∅ DEAF: ∅ DMF:  approuveur  TLF: ∅ OED:  approver n.2  MED:  aprouer n.  DMLBS:  approuator 111b

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agriculturaloccupationagent, approver, steward: 
( c.1270; MS: s.xiv1/3 )  Le provost deit estre eslu […] pur le meillor husebonde [...] e le meillor aprour dez autres  HENLEY2 274.c35
( 1302 )  le vicomte si a charge en eyre des justices q’il facent estender ces tenementz al eus le Roy, e q’il sey aprouor le Roy  YBB 30-31 Ed I 499
( 1321 )  avaunt prove q’il avoit un autre et fut tant avaunt approvour com nous  YBB Ed II xxvi 354
( 1432 )  par procurement & abettement des baillifs, approvers des courtes des ditz wapentakes  Rot Parl1 iv 407
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