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eschellement (1396)
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eschellement (1396)

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  FEW:  scala 11,266a Gdf:  eschelement 3,381b GdfC: ∅ TL: eschelement 3,880 DEAF: ∅ DMF:  échellement  TLF: ∅ OED: ∅ MED: ∅ DMLBS: ∅

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mil.escalade (action of scaling the walls of a fortified place using ladders): 
( 1396 )  durant ces dictes treves aucuns chastel, ville ou fortresse ne pourra estre [...] soubtrait ou acquis de l'une partie sur l'autre par force d'armes, par eschellemens, donacion, permutacion [...]  Engl Dip Pract  568

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eschele3 
This is an AND2 Phase 1 (A-E) entry © 2000-2006 The Anglo-Norman Dictionary. On-line entry partially revised after the print version of AND2 went to press (2007-03-22) The printed edition of AND2 A-E is published by Taylor & Francis for the MHRA, sole owners of the print-media publication rights. All other rights reserved. Digitisation funded by the Arts and Humanities Research Council of the United Kingdom.
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