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extorsion (1212)
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The form estorsion is a cross reference to the following entry:

extorsion (1212)

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extorseon,  extorsioun,  extorsoun;  extorceon,  extorcion,  extorcione,  extorcioun;  extorzcion;  estorcion,  estorsion  
  FEW:  extorsio 3,330b Gdf:  extorsion 3,690a GdfC:  extorsion 9,587b TL: estorsïon 3,1424 DEAF: ∅ DMF:  extorsion  TLF:  extorsion  OED:  extortion n.  MED:  extorcioun n.  DMLBS:  extorsio, extortio 875c

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1compulsion: 
( 1212; MS: 1212-13 )  Sovent par lor sainte oreison Ont, si com par estorsion, Nis ço que n’est pas destiné  Dial Greg SATF 2224
♦constraint: 
( 1305 )  aprés la mort W. [...] Giles se atturna de son homage a Gilbert par extorsion, e pus de sa bone volunté de sa fealté se atturna  YBB 33-35 Ed I 31
2exaction, extortion: 
( 1280-1307; MS: s.xiv1 )  Qe heritez ne perdent par extorsion  LANGTOFT thiol2 409.2095
( 1312 )  Son baroun ne fut unqes seisi de xl. d. si noun par extorsoun (l. extorsioun) et torcenouses destresces  YBB Ed II xii 65
( 1347-48 )  extorsions et torcinous exactions  Rot Parl1 ii 217
( 1414 )  fynes, fees, raunseons et extorsions, a la foitz a la somme de .c. li. [...]  Rot Parl1 iv 19
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