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legistre1 (1139-50)

legistre1 (1139-50)

legister,  legistrer,  leygistre  (chigistre  TLL ii 48.88 (L))  
  FEW:  lex 5,292b Gdf: GdfC:  legiste 10,70b TL: legistre 5,316 DEAF: DMF:  légiste  TLF:  légiste  OED:  legister n.1  MED:  legistre n.  DMLBS:  legister 1581b

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lawoccupationlawyer, one who studies or practices law
( 1139-50; MS: s.xiiex ) Cum nus recunte li legistres, Des Merciens fu fait li sistes (=county)  Description Verse 37
( c.1184; MS: s.xiiiex )  Ylaire ke sist a destre, Li bons legistre de Cicestre  S Thom beneit1 278
( c.1245; MS: c.1255 )  par cunseil de legistre Cuntreescrit en grant registre  S Edw paris ANTS 1647
( 1267; MS: c.1300 )  (at the Last Judgement) nul dure legistre ne pleidur Rien ne poent valer  Lum Lais ANTS 13091
( s.xivin; MS: s.xivm )  les uns advocatz contours, legistrers e pledours  BOZ Cont 9
( c.1334; MS: s.xivm )  W. d'O., Engleis et le tierce frere lai del ordre qaunt al abit, mes avant avoit esté legistre en secle en reguler  TREVET Cron1 357.25

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See also:

legitimier 
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