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enquereler (1310)
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enquereler (1310)

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(enqueriler  Rot Parl1 ii 32,  enqueroler  Rot Parl1 ii 9)  
  FEW:  querela 2/ii,1463 Gdf:  enquereller 3,216b GdfC: ∅ TL: enquereler 3,484 DEAF: ∅ DMF:  enquereller  TLF: ∅ OED: ∅ MED: ∅ DMLBS:  inquerelare 1394b

v.trans.

lawto sue, bring an action against: 
( 1310 )  Pur ceo qe nous avoms entendu qe J. [...] et R. [...] sont enquerelez devaunt vous a notre suyte de une deceite e trespas qu’il nous ont fait [...]  LANGETON 195
( 1321 )  et qe eux ne soient [...] devaunt autres que devaunt vous meismes enchesonez ne enquerelez  Corr Lond 239
( 1327 )  [...] qe nul fraunk de la cité ne soit somonse, attaché, n’enquerelé par bille a l’Escheqer [...] a sute de partie  Rot Parl2 140
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