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mendement1 (s.xiiim)

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mendement1 (s.xiiim)

mendiment,  mendment  
  FEW:  emendare *3,217b Gdf:  mendement 5,233a GdfC: TL: DEAF:  emender (mendement)  DMF: TLF: OED:  mendment n.  MED:  mendement n.  DMLBS:

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1repairing, mending
( 1340 )  .x. keynes pris en mendement de la sale du manoir  YBB 14 Ed III 77
( 1378-79 )  Item, pur le mendement de un autre seyntur et pur un novel bukel d'or et .v. anewx barrés poysant plus qe l'autre bukel  TNA E 101/400/7
improvement, bettering
( c.1270; MS: s.xiiiex )  pur le pruement e le mendement del maner  HENLEY1 90
2betterment, advancement
( MS: s.xiiim )  Bel Sire, glorius Deus [...] ki volez salver la mescreante gent S'il convertir volent e venir a mendement  Vitas 5694
( 1297 )  le facent alower [...] au mendement (var. al amendement) de nostre pople  Crisis 158
( 1337 )  en temps qe amendement dust ester mys de purchascer ouerrons et de metter Les Custages en la mendement (l. l'amendement?) de Holdeman par le consail et la vueu des plus sage de la ville  Northern Pet 25

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See also:

amendement  mend  mender2  mendur  mendyng 
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