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exercer (1121-35)
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The form essercier is a cross reference to the following entry:

exercer (1121-35)

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excercer,  exerser;  essercer,  essercier  (excercerer)  
  FEW:  exercere 3,292a Gdf:  exercer 3,681b GdfC:  essercer 9,554b TL: exercier 3,1535 DEAF: ∅ DMF:  exercer  TLF:  exercer  OED:  exerce v.  MED:  exercen v.  DMLBS:  exercere 842a

v.trans.

to fulfil, practise, perform the duties of: 
( 1330 )  procura l’office estre doné a son vadlet A. de T., le quel excercea l’office  Rot Parl2 191
( 1372 )  pur user, faire, et excercer l’office de nostre chief seneschal et surveour de touz noz terres  GAUNT1 i 105
( 1392-93 )  un deputé [...] pur le dit office exercer en sa absence  King’s Council Ireland 12
( 1401; MS: s.xv1 )  pur bien et diligealment excercer son dite office  Lett & Pet 303.25
( 1439 )  bien et loialment user et excercer mesme l’occupation  Rot Parl1 v 25
♦to carry out: 
( 1377 )  les conseillers [...] averoient noz lettres patentz a faire et exercerer les dites choses  Foedera1 iv 10
( 1397 )  donant a eulx [...] plein povoir [...] de tout ce faire et exercer  Test Ebor i 234
♦to wield, exercise: 
( 1415 )  [...] issint qe nully ascune poaire illoeqes excerceroit forsqe [...]  Rot Parl1 iv 85
( 1425 )  toutes voz loys, franchisez et libertez user et exercer  Rot Parl1 iv 315
♦to apply, put into practice: 
( 1121-35; MS: s.xii3/3 )  la saint escripture Est a l’anme pulture, Ki la volt essercer E sultiment traiter  Best ants 2657

v.refl.

to practise: 
( s.xiiim; MS: s.xiv1/4 )  Le escole dais haunter Pur tai ben exercer  CATO ANON ANTS 904
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