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assentement (1160-74)

The form ensentement is a cross reference to the following entry:

assentement (1160-74)

assentemant;  asentement  
  FEW:  assentire 25,522b Gdf: GdfC: TL: assentement 1  DEAF:  sen (assentement)  DMF:  assentiment 1  TLF:  assentiment  / asentement 1  / asentiment 1  OED:  assentment n.  MED: DMLBS:

s.

1assent
( 1259 )  sanz sa volenté et sanz son assentement  Treaty Rolls i 48
( c.1275; MS: s.xiii4/4 )  De H. […] Le esveske prya devotement Ke peut par sun assentement Le pople assembler a sermun  S Fran ANTS 2756
fig.acquiescence, lack of steadfastness
( 1354; MS: c.1360 )  par soun (=the Devil’s) enticement et par malvais assentement  Sz Med1 2
2agreement
( 1160-74; MS: s.xiiiin )  Alon au duc, por nos parlez, Qui noz assentemenz savez  Rom de Rou wace ii 111.6094
( c.1200; MS: s.xiii3/4 )  Si vus avendrat grant honur en terre, Pris e los, c’il est pes u guerre. Quant Hieu veit qu’il ad l’asentement (var. (E: s.xiiim) l’asensement) De trestut l’ost e le grant bonement, Il comandat que nuls n’alast avant  Anc Test (B) 16698
comun assentement
common consent
( 1214; MS: 1214-16 )  Par lu commun assentement De toz clers  S Greg 1305
( 1260; MS: c.1300 )  il presenta un son clerc […] qui a son presentement fu resceu e institut par les evekes e par le comun assentement de la persone e del patron  Brev Plac 35
( 1264 )  par comun assentement du Roi & des prelaz  Foedera1 i 443
( c.1270; MS: s.xiv1/3 )  Le provost deit estre eslu […] par commun assentement  (ms. assententement) de tute la ville  HENLEY2 274.c35
( MS: c.1275 )  mere eleu par commun assentement des vint e quatre jurés  Winchester2 26.2

See also:

assensement  assenteisun 
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