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mesfaitour (1411)
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mesfaitour (1411)

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  FEW:  facere 3,348b Gdf:  mesfetor 5,283a GdfC: ∅ TL: mesfaitor 5,1636 DEAF: ∅ DMF:  méfaiteur  TLF: ∅ OED: ∅ MED: ∅ DMLBS: ∅

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lawwrong-doer, offender: 
( a.1399; MS: a.1399 )  et nyent doner foy et credence as fautours et mesfaitours de la ley  Anon Chr1 95.6
( 1411 )  viengnent telles mesfaitours, hors le royalme ammenans aucunes laines, peaulx lanus, ou aultres marchandises  Roy Lett Hen IV ii 306

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See also:

faitour  malfaitur  mesfaire  mesfaisour  mesfait1 
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