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alegance1 (1163-70)
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alegance1 (1163-70)

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alegaunce,  alegiaunce,  alejance,  alejaunce;  allegance,  allegaunce;  aliegaunce,  aliegiaunce,  aliegeance,  aliegeaunce,  alieggaunce;  allieggaunce;  aliance (l. aljance?);  esleggaunce  
  FEW:  alleviare 24,331b Gdf: ∅ GdfC:  alegeance 8,72c TL: alejance 1,281 DEAF:  alegier (alegeance)  DMF:  allégeance 1  TLF:  allégeance  OED:  allegeance n.1  MED:  allegeaunce n.2  DMLBS: ∅

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1alleviation, relief: 
( 1163-70; MS: s.xiv1/4 )  Kar sovent fet bone esperance De present mal grant alegance  S Edw barking 260
( s.xiii2/4; MS: s.xiiim )  Le dozyme article est unction, dunt l’en enoynt les malades en peril de mort pur allegance de cors e de alme  Mirour Egl 38.16
( 1275 )  pur le commun prou et le alejaunce de ceus qe grevez sont  Stats i 39
( 1309 )  en allieggaunce des grevaunces qi seon people avoit eu par les guerres  Ann Lond 159
♦fig.relief, pleasure: 
( 1273-82; MS: s.xivex )  Peine pur li (=J.C.) est alejaunce; Qui ne me croit face asaiance!  Ross ANTS 2395
♦relief, release: 
( 1307-10 )  par (l. por?) aver alegaunce du payne de l’enprisonement  LANGETON 304.36
♦relief, reduction of penance, penalty: 
( 1267; MS: c.1300 )  bienfez lur purrunt aider Dunt aukune grace purrunt aver, […] Ou de peine aukune alegiance  Lum Lais ANTS 3318
( 1280-1307; MS: s.xiv1 )  Car onques ne li valut n’en aida l’alegance Que cosinage clama del roi en affiance  LANGTOFT thiol2 362.1985
♦lawtaxreduction (of assessment): 
( 1313 )  nous prioms qe nous pussoms aver alegance de cel estent etc.  YBB Ed II xiv.ii 19
2finan.compensation: 
( 1278 )  ke il luy ferrat allegaunce e acquitaunce de l’avauntdit dette de toute ou de partie  Rot Parl1 i 1
( 1302 )  qe il pusse aver alegaunce e remedie de les c. s. avantzditz  Rot Parl1 i 154
( 1307-10 )  E nule restitucione ne nule allegeaunce ne voleyent faire  LANGETON 339.10
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