1archit.steeple, tall tower of a church (usually with a pointed roof or spire):
(
1404?;
MS: s.xv1
) in repairs to a church: l’esteple est illeoques de novelle affaire hors de la terre a tresgrande et importablez costages [...] de toutz les parochiens illeoqes
379.313.24
(
1418
)
faire reparer et sustener l’esteple de l’esglise
ii 147
(
1419
) bargaine ceo prist [...] qe le dit suppliant ferroit .xij. corbellez en le dit esglise, et q'il ferroit enbatailler le dit esteple ovesqz legementz et tables accordauntz ovesqz franke pere
495
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esteple (1404 (?))