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lucre (c.1360-79)

lucre (c.1360-79)

lucour  
  FEW:  lucrum 5,438a Gdf: GdfC:  lucre 10,98a TL: DEAF: DMF:  lucre  TLF:  lucre  OED:  lucre n.  MED:  lucre n.  DMLBS:  lucrum 1653a

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finan.lucre, (financial) gain
( c.1360-79; MS: s.xivex )  Ne quiert ne lucre n'avantage  GOWER Mirour 15290
( c.1396-97 )  qe desormés meliour surveiance soit ordeigné pur la retenu del lieutenaunt du justice de la terre pur ceo qe la ou il dusse avoir eu le plein noumbre de ses gentz pur les guerres, il ne use mye avoir la tierce partie pur son singler lucre, a grant counfort des les Irreis et deceite du roy et sa dite terre  Affairs of Ireland 264
( 1415 )  par eux venduz en groos et a retaille a lour lucour et profit  Rot Parl1 iv 79
( 1483-84 )  deceivablement pakkent, meddlent et gardent, jesques al temps qe les prices ent soient graundement enhauncez pur lour greindre lucre  Stats ii 489

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lucre