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genterise (1155)
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The form genitrise is a cross reference to the following entry:

genterise (1155)

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genteryse,  gentirise;  gentrice,  gentrise,  gentryse  (genitrise  Reis Britt2 18,  genterrse (l. genterise),  gentilrise)  
  FEW:  gentilis 4,110b Gdf: ∅ GdfC: ∅ TL: genterise 4,271 DEAF:  gent (gentirise) G535 DMF:  genterise  TLF: ∅ OED:  gentrice n. and a.  MED:  gentris(e n.  DMLBS: ∅

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1(of birth or rank) gentility, nobility: 
( 1155; MS: s.xiii4/4 )  A mulz sulunc lur genterise, A plusurs sulunc lur servise Duna ses delivres enurs E les terres as vavasurs  Brut WACE 10167
( s.xiiiin; MS: s.xiii3/4 )  Si avilez vostre lignage E vostre genterise demeine  Set Dorm ANTS 299
( s.xiiiex; MS: 1307-15 )  La grant renomee ke est de vostre genterise (var. (BN: s.xivin) gentirise) et de vostre fame  Ancren2 267.3
2(of character or manners) nobility: 
( 1171-74; MS: c.1200 )  Car les baruns voldreit li sens survezier, Genterise e valurs encontre els ruisteier  Becket1 2512
( 1184; MS: s.xiiiex )  Seint Thomas les ad tuz vencu Par genterise (var. gentilrise)  S Thom beneit1 1764
( 1192; MS: c.1300 )  Le renumee de sa (=Ethelstan’s) valur e de genterrse (l. genterise) fu espandue par mute teres  Early Prose History 16.269
♦noble action, courtesy: 
( c.1270; MS: s.xivin )  Dame, jeo vous en pri, pur vostre grant genterise, Si ma parole seit de folie enprise  Plaintes Vge 125.5
( s.xiiiex; MS: 1307-15 )  Nos vus voloms en suire en la grant genterise (var. (BN: s.xivin) gentirie) de vostre largesce  Ancren2 247.17
( 1396; MS: s.xv1 )  je vous rendray bien la grant gentryse qu'ore m'avez fait par la grace de Dieu  Man lang ANTS 34.14

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gentil 
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genitrise