excusaunce (1267)
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excusaunce (1267)

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  FEW:  excusare 3,286a Gdf:  escusance 3,452a GdfC: ∅ TL: escusance 3,1031 DEAF:  escuser (escusance)  DMF:  excusance  TLF: ∅ OED: ∅ MED: ∅ DMLBS: ∅
escusance,  escusaunce  

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1excuse, apology for or justification of one's failure, mistake, etc.: 
( 1267; MS: c.1300 )  ky par frasleté u ignorance Pecchent unt aukune excusance (var. escusaunce)  3324
( 1267; MS: c.1300 )  Icés ja de lur ignorance devant Deu ne averunt excusance  3442
excusable  excusacion  excusatour  excuse#1  excusement  excuser  excusion  excusor 
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