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aforcement (1155)
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The form esforciement is a cross reference to the following entry:

aforcement (1155)

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afforcement,  afforceement,  efforcement,  enforcement,  esforcement;  afforciement,  efforciement,  efforciment,  esforciement  (affortement (l. afforcement)  King’s Council Ireland 235)  
  FEW:  fortia 3,728b / *fortiare 3,730b Gdf:  aforcement 1,148c / enforcement 1 3,153a / esforcement 3,455c GdfC: ∅ TL: enforcement 1 3,349 / enforcement 2 3,349 / esforcement 3,1043 DEAF:  force 1 (aforcement)  / force 1 (esforcement)  DMF:  aforcement  / efforcement  / enforcement 1  / enforcement 2  TLF:  efforcer (efforcement)  OED:  afforcement n.  / afforciament n.  / enforcement n.  MED: ∅ DMLBS: ∅

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1(main) strength, might, power: 
( 1155; MS: s.xiii4/4 )  Theodosien d'Orient, Un rei de grant esforcement  Brut WACE 6120
( c.1170; MS: s.xiiiex )  Danz Horn […] le cunte ad asis par grant esforcement  Horn 1744
♦fig.strength: 
( 1267; MS: c.1300 )  le eveske le conferme al frunt, Dunt aforcement receit de grace A sa fei defendre od ferme face  Lum Lais ANTS 9117
2strengthening: 
( c.1270; MS: s.xiii4/4 )  Deu te cunferme pur sa puissance […] Et de tun regne doint aforcement  Secr abernun 102
♦reinforcement: 
( 1339 )  l’afforciement de la dite ville  Rot Parl1 ii 108
( 1377 )  soient resonablement agistez pur lour tenements et rentz […] pur l’aforcement et defense susdit  Rot Parl1 iii 20
( 1409-10 )  pur l’enforcement d’icelles marches  Rot Parl1 iii 634
♦lawafforcement, increase in number of suitors at court: 
( 1305 )  deyvent la suite a cel demy wappentake deux foiz par an […] e afforcement de court quant jugement est rendre ou laron a jugger  (ed. ajugger)  YBB 33-35 Ed I 89
3fig.confirmation: 
( c.1334; MS: s.xivm )  L’aforcement cestui Nichol (=Nicholas I) en son see avient par la presence l’emperour Lowis  TREVET Cron1 256.27
4archit.mil.fortifications: 
( 1392-93 )  performyr la dit toure et toute l’aforcement  King’s Council Ireland 235
♦archit.buttress: 
( s.xii2; MS: s.xii3/3 )  De cel gentil mairen as pareis del temple […] fist li reis faire uns esforcemenz  Liv Reis1 136
5striving, effort: 
( s.xiiiex; MS: s.xivin )  L’altre amertume est en la lute et en le efforcement de resteer encontre temptacions  Ancren1 270.32
6force, compulsion: 
( 1155; MS: s.xiii4/4 )  Pur pour que sur els n’alast [...], Senz esforcement, de lur gré, Sunt en Islande a lui alé  Brut WACE 9719
( s.xivin; MS: s.xivm )  sanz nul afforcement saillent avant de passer le pont perillous  BOZ Cont 152
7violation, forcing of a woman: 
( s.xiiiex; MS: s.xiv1/3 )  Rap […] est pris pur .j. propre mot doné pur chescun aforcement de femme  Mir Just 29
a aforcement de
mil.as reinforcement of: 
( 1373 )  […] a confort & enforcement des enemys  Rot Parl1 ii 320
en aforcement
quantitativein addition: 
( 1314 )  quel estat ne poet estre defet par chose en afforcement  YBB Ed II xviii 69
en aforcement de
as reinforcement for: 
( 1321-22 )  (the monastery asks the king to grant them life tenancies) en acresce de son people, en aforcement de la Marche, & en amendement de povre estat  Rot Parl1 i 410
( 1331 )  Item qe Monsieur T. de P. soit resceaunt en les Marches en afforcement de son frere  Rot Parl1 ii 62
( 1339 )  com meimes les cities et burghs soient foundez en afforcement du roialme  Rot Parl2 270
( 1354 )  qe le dit D. soit tenuz d’entrer deux contes ou deux barons […] en afforcement des hostages, les queux demorront ové les hostages tan qe la somme failli soit paié  Rot Scot i 769
( 1377 )  xx hommez d’armes & xx archers vous feurent envoiez as ditz ville & chastel de A., en afforcement d’ycelles  Rot Parl1 iii 12
♦law in afforcement, increase of number of suitors at court: 
( 1305 )  il tenent certeyn tenementz […] par homage e feuté e les services […] e a venir en aforcement de meyme la curt  YBB 32-33 Ed I 369
par aforcement
quantitativein strength, in great numbers: 
( c.1240; MS: c.1300 )  Vint le jur & vindrent gent De ambe parts par efforcement  Mir N-D 155.166
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