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legal (1373)
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legal (1373)

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  FEW:  legalis 5,240b Gdf:  legal 3 4,754b GdfC:  legal 10,69a TL: legal 5,304 / lëal 5,281 DEAF: ∅ DMF:  légal 1  TLF:  légal  OED:  legal adj.  MED:  legal adj.  DMLBS:  legalis 1578a

a.

lawlegal, lawful: 
( 1377 )  si tiel juge troeve par proeves legales ministrés judicielment tiel manere, forme ou condicion estre acompliz, il puisse franchement mesme la cause discuter  Rot Parl1 iii 27
( 1386 )  [...] si la dite purchace fuist bone et legale ou non  Rot Parl1 iii 219
♦curr.finan.(of money) legal, genuine: 
( 1373 )  cent livers de bone et legale money  Elslack and Glusburne 146
legal matrimoigne
lawlegal matrimony: 
( 1390-1412; MS: s.xv1 )  ele ad esté espousé a dit W. et demuré ove luy en legal matrimone par iiij ans  Lett & Pet 41.4

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See also:

leal  legalement  leisible 
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