[extorsionus] (1320)
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[extorsionus] (1320)

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  FEW:  extorsio *3,330b Gdf:  estorcenos 3,622b / extorsionneus 3,690a GdfC: ∅ TL: estorsenos 3,1424 DEAF:  estorsïon (estorsenos)  DMF: ∅ TLF: ∅ OED:  extortionous a.  MED: ∅ DMLBS: ∅
extorsinous  

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1lawtortious, by means of illegal coercion: 
( 1320 )  le dit priour de droyt rien ne poet demaunder [...] for que par extorsinouses acrochementz et diverses duresces  111
extorsion  extorsionour  extorsionusement  extorsiousement 
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