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francheté (c.1136-65)

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francheté (c.1136-65)

francheted  
[ FEW: *15/ii,163a frank; Gdf: 4,125c francheté; GdfC: ; TL: 3,2203 francheté; DEAF:  franc 1 (francheté); DMF:  francheté; TLF: ; OED: ; MED: ; DMLBS: ]

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1freedom, free will
( c.1136-65; MS: c.1200 )  Le voleir Deu e sun desir Est que tuit façons sun plaisir; Senz destrece est sa volenté, Od jugement de francheté  8942
( c.1136-65; MS: c.1200 )  Kar francheté de jugement Ad Deus doné a tote gent  10443
2 liberty, free status
( 1155; MS: s.xiii4/4 )  Chescuns i veneit de sun gré Pur defendre sa francheté  4006
law exemption, privileged status
( 1140-60; MS: 1140-60 )  E si alcuns par esperit de deable iceste francheté d’icel leu voldrad enfraindre  268.3.19
3nobility
( c.1200; MS: s.xiiiin )  il sunt senz pour e cert de francheted  53.15

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franc1 
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