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estant2 (1165-80 (?))

estant2 (1165-80 (?))

estaunt,  esteant,  esteaunt,  estoiant  
  FEW:  stare 12,237b Gdf:  estant 3,600a GdfC: TL: ester (estant) 3,1387 DEAF: DMF:  étant  TLF: OED: MED: DMLBS:

p.pr. as a.

existing, in being
( MS: c.1310 )  Katerine, q’ore ne suyt nient pur sa purpartie esteant, a quei l’avoweson [...] est appendant  Nov Narr 213
( 1439 )  par auctorité d’icelle Parlement ore esteaunt  Reg Chich iii 284.4

p.pr. as s.

presence
( 1397-98; MS: s.xv1 )  la matir de quoy je vous emparloie darrainement a vostre esteant a W.  Lett & Pet 332.12
( 1439 )  aprés q’ils eient notice del venue ou esteaunce d’ascuns tielx merchauntz  Rot Parl1 v 24
en estant
1in existence
( s.xiiiin; MS: s.xiii2/4 )  vertu grant Ki tuzdis serreit en estant  S Clem ANTS 2018
2alive
( 1165-80?; MS: s.xiiiin )  Si vostre cri ne fust si grant, Uncore i fust ele en estant  ADGAR3 156.162
pur le tens (y) estant
for the time being
( 1399 ) [...] par les mayns de son resceivour illoeques pur le temps esteant  Private Indentures 122
( 1408 ) par les mayns de le chamberlein de Suthgales pur le temps y esteant  Private Indentures 140
( 1413 )  custumes [...] estoient ordinez d’estre levez par le tresorer de Calais pur le temps esteaunt  Rot Parl1 iv 13
( 1414 )  la conservacie des ditz eawes de Thamise et Medeway graunté fuist al mair qiconqe de vostre dite cité pur le temps esteaunt  Rot Parl1 iv 36.15

See also:

surestant 
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