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ignorance (s.xii1)

ignorance (s.xii1)

ignoraunce,  ignorans;  ingnorance  
  FEW:  ignorare 4,542b Gdf: GdfC:  ignorance 9,781b TL: ignorance 4,1298 DEAF:  ignorance I50 DMF:  ignorance  TLF:  ignorance  OED:  ignorance n.  / ignorancy n.  MED:  ignoraunce n.  DMLBS:  ignorantia 1206c

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ignorance,lack of knowledge or education
( 1212; MS: 1212-13 )  Nostre nonsaive sens qe vaut Encontre sa saive ignorance?  Dial Greg SATF 13939
( c.1292; MS: c.1300 )  en tiel cas purrount les jurours legerement estre desceuz pur lour ignoraunce del contract  BRITT ii 228
( s.xivin; MS: s.xiv1/3 )  ceux dil enqueste par favour ou par ignoraunce taxunt les damages trop poyz  Dom Gip 114
( 1360 )  Mais ceulz, qui serroient ignorans des dites treues, araient just cause de la dite ignorans, ne serroyent pas puniz  Foedera1 iii 486
( a.1399; MS: a.1399 )  luy avoit grevé nyent a sa voluntee mes par necligence et ignorance  Anon Chr1 156
instance, act of ignorance, lack of knowledge or education
( s.xii1; MS: c.1145 )  Les mesfaiz de la meie juvente e mes ignorances ne remembrer  Oxf Ps ANTS 55.24.7
( s.xiiiex; MS: 1307-15 )  en vostre alme si sunt pecchez e ignorances  Ancren2 3.10
( 1362 )  des trespasses, mesprisions, necgligences, ou ignorances, ou autres choses quelconqes, qi sont faitz, eschuz, ou advenuz avant cest present parlement  Stats i 376
estre en ignorance
to be ignorant, without knowledge or education
( s.xiiiex; MS: s.xiv2 )  Les prelas ke ben nus guient E deivent les lais elluminer Ki sunt en ignorance  Apoc giffard 197
pretendre ignorance
pretendre

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ignorant 
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ignorance