expedient (1380)

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expedient (1380)

  FEW:  expedire 3,306b Gdf: GdfC:  expedient 1 9,584a / expedient 2 9,584a TL: expedïent 3,1537 DEAF:  expedïer (expedïent)  DMF:  expédient  TLF:  expedient 1  / expedient 2  OED:  expedient a. and n.  MED:  expedient a.  DMLBS:  expedire (expediens) 855b 
 

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1expedient
( 1380 )  il serroit expedient que ceux de conseil […] soient oiez  505
( 1380 )  toutes les foiz [...] q’il leur serra vieuz pur expedient a ce faire  ii 369
( 1399 )  ceo qe luy semblera [...] mieulx expedient et necessaire  iii 429
( 1390-1412; MS: s.xv1 )  [...] il vous plese, s’il vous semble expedient, granter voz lettres graciouses  81.9
( 1403; MS: s.xv1 )  tiel remedie [...] comme il semblera a nous [...] pluis expedient et raisonable  47.35
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