excusement (c.1136-65)
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excusement (c.1136-65)

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  FEW:  excusare 3,286a Gdf:  excusement 3,452b GdfC: ∅ TL: escusement 3,1032 DEAF:  escuser (escusement)  DMF:  excusement  TLF: ∅ OED:  excusement n.  MED:  excusement n.  DMLBS: ∅
escusement  

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1excuse, apology for or justification of one's failure, mistake, etc.: 
( c.1136-65; MS: c.1200 )  Par prophetes premerement, E patriarches ensement, Apelat les [...], Pus par sun filz demei[ne]ment; N’i ad mais hues escusement  1250
♦personif.excuse, self-justification (as a personification): 
( s.xiii2/4; MS: s.xiii2 )  Orguil de cest chastel (=built by the sinner, against God) est tur, Escusement en est le mur  6744
2exoneration, exculpation, pardon: 
( 1267; MS: c.1300 )  Devant Deu n’averunt escusement  708
( 1267; MS: c.1300 )  ki ke mal fet, escusement ne put aver  2283
( 1342 )  Ceo serroit excusement pur vous a un Quare non admisit, mes noun pas icy  16 ii Ed III 71
en excusement de
1 as an excuse, apology for: 
( 1314 )  ceo qe vous pledez chiet naturelement en escusement de vostre tort  Ed II xvi 161
( 1314 )  ceo qe vous donez en leu de chace a fayre title ceo est en escusement de tor  Ed II xviii 30
excusable  excusacion  excusatour  excusaunce  excuse#1  excuser  excusion  excusor 
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