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malfaisance (1190-1210)
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malfaisance (1190-1210)

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malefesance,  malefesaunce,  malfesaunce  
  FEW:  facere 3,352a Gdf: ∅ GdfC: ∅ TL: ∅ DEAF: ∅ DMF: ∅ TLF:  malfaisance  OED:  malfeasance n.  MED: ∅ DMLBS: ∅

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malfeasance, wrong-doing: 
( 1190-1210; MS: c.1300 )  La male fesance que fis De cel enfant que jo occis  Waldef BB 2871
( s.xiii2/4; MS: s.xivin )  Quant il par sa fole esperaunce Lunges girat en malfesaunce  Corset ANTS 1984
( c.1360-79; MS: s.xivex )  Nasquiront plain du malfesance Ly autre sept  GOWER Mirour 271

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See also:

faisance  mal1  malfaire  malfaisant  malfaiseur  malfaisure  malfait  malfaitur 
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