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excellence (1136-65)

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excellence (1136-65)

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FEW: excellere 3,272b Gdf: ∅ GdfC: excellence 9,578b TL: excellence 3,1531 DEAF: excellence DMF: excellence TLF: excellence OED: excellence n. MED: excellence n. DMLBS: excellentia 829b

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1excellence, outstanding quality:

( 1136-65; MS: c.1200 ) En nostre langue est si trové: 'Chaschons dé Chaschons' l’at numé. Par excellence issil nomout, Plus haltement numer nel sout 167

( c.1334; MS: s.xiv^m ) pur l’excellence de son seinteté 229.19

(1356-57; MS: s.xiv^ex ) nous troevasmes de grant ordinaunce et de noblesse, de excellence, de richesse et de mervailles en sa court plus assez qe l’em nous avoit dit 375

( 1409-10 ) a cause de l’hautesse et l’excellence de son honourable persone iii 632

excellent excellentement excellir

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