excellent (1343-44)
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excellent (1343-44)

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  FEW:  excellere 3,272b Gdf: ∅ GdfC:  excellent 9,578b TL: excellent 3,1531 DEAF:  excellent  DMF:  excellent  TLF:  excellent  OED:  excellent a., adv.  MED:  excellent a.  DMLBS:  excellere 1 (excellens) 829c
excelent,  excellant;  exelent,  exellent;  exsellent,  excerlent ii 375; 
pl. excellens,  exellens  

a.

1excellent, noble, of high rank: 
( 1343-44 )  par ceo q’ele (=the Queen) est persone excellent ele avera brief en toutz pointz come le roi avera  17-18 Ed III 435
( 1347 ) De quey ils priount a vostre exelente seignourie d'avoir remedie  ii 189
( 1378 ) A nostre exsellent, trespuissaunt et tresgraciouse seignur le roi  iii 54
excellence  excellentement  excellir  tresexcellent 
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