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avoider (s.xiv1/4)

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

avoider (s.xiv1/4)

envoider  
  FEW:  *vocitus 14,593b Gdf:  avoider 1,536c GdfC: TL: DEAF: DMF:  avoider  TLF: OED:  avoid v.  MED:  avoiden v.  DMLBS:

v.trans.

1lawto render null and void
( 1425 )  toutz lez circumstauncez que purrount avoyder le fait […]  Readings i 33.14
( c.1420-89 )  et tiel fyn est bon […] mez peraventure il poit estre avoydé per averrment  Readings 202n.3
( c.1420-89 )  en cest cas e recorde ne fuit dedit mez avoidé par especial mater  Readings 22 n.1
( 1489 )  Cell garraunt est colaterall et serra avoidé pur ceo q’il commence par disseisin  Readings 184
2to avoid
( 1486-87 )  cest informacion fuit fait pur (=par?) covyne pur avoider le dit attachement  Exchequer Chamber ii 131.7
3 to carry off
( 1429 )  si ascun recorde [...] soit [...] emblé, emporté, retreiet ou avoidé [...]  Rot Parl1 iv 355

v.refl.

eccl.to become vacant, without an incumbent
( MS: s.xiv1/4 )  la eglise s’envoida par resignement  Nov Narr 44
( MS: s.xiv1/4 )  par qi mort la eglise avantdite s’envoida  (ed. sen voida) , par quele voidance mesme cestui R. presenta […]  Nov Narr 48
avoider de
to leave
( 1410 )  eux covyent  (ed. couyent) de necessitee envoider et remuer del dicte ville  Northern Pet 56

See also:

anoiter1  voider2 
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