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executur (1212)
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executur (1212)

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esecutour,  essecheture,  essecutour,  esseketour,  esseketur,  essekutor,  essekutur,  esseqetor;  excequtoir;  executeir,  executere,  executor,  executour;  execotour;  exegetour,  exeqetour,  exeqetur,  exequitour,  exeequitour;  exsecutour,  exsecutur,  exseketur,  exsequitour  (asseketour,  eykutore  YBB 20-21 Ed I 315,  ysecuteur  Negotiations 111)  
  FEW:  executor 3,290b Gdf: ∅ GdfC:  executor 9,581c TL: executor 3,1534 DEAF:  executor  DMF:  exécuteur  TLF:  exécuteur  OED:  executer n.  / executor n.  MED:  executour n.  DMLBS:  exsecutor 865b

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1lawexecutor, one who carries the will of a deceased into effect: 
( 1267; MS: c.1300 )  Mes il (=the avaricious) atendunt geskes as dereins jurs Kant par cas frunt lur saketurs  Lum Lais ANTS 3730
( 1278 )  [...] deke a taunt ke les esseketurs le count, come sire H.B. et autres, vindrent a l’Escheckere le roy, e obligerent de la devaunt dite dette acquiter  Rot Parl1 i 8
( 1308-09 )  le testament le voet q’ele est executour (var. executrice)  YBB Ed II ii 20
( 1307-25 )  jeo oblige fermement par cest escrit mey et mes heirs et mes asseketours a payer [...]  Private Indentures 47
( 1413 )  les executours ne purrunt accomplir la darein volunté de lour testatour  Rot Parl1 iv 8
2occupationadministrator, governor: 
( 1271-72; MS: s.xiii4/4 )  bon est de porveier nobles executors a les chasteus  vegetius2 69.14
3occupationexecutioner: 
( 1212; MS: 1212-13 )  mostrer vot Deus [...] Por quel pecchié li emfes ert A tels executours (=devils) livrez  Dial Greg SATF 15993

See also:

saketur  suzexecutur 
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