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mestrier (c.1136-65)

The form mestreer is a cross reference to the following entry:

mestrier (c.1136-65)

maistrier,  maistroier;  meistrier,  mestreer,  mestrer,  mestroier  (mostroier)  
  FEW:  magister 6/i,36a Gdf:  maistrier 1 5,101b GdfC: TL: maistriier 5,923 DEAF:  maistre (maistriier)  DMF:  maîtrier  TLF: OED:  master v.  / maistrie v.  MED:  maistren v.  DMLBS:

v.trans.

1to rule (over), govern
( 1155; MS: s.xiii4/4 )  Pantalous les maistriout, Lur sire esteit sis justisout  Brut WACE 3325
( 1273-82; MS: s.xivex )  Cesar qui le mond mestroie  Ross ANTS 3975
to dominate, control
( s.xiii2/4; MS: s.xiii2 )  Tut est alsi de la muiller Ki sun barun volt mestrier  Mirur1 125ra18
( 1265; MS: s.xiiiex )  Lors perit seinte eglise quant orgoil la mestrie  Pol Songs 153.22
( s.xiii3/4; MS: s.xiii3/4 )  e tuent les lions e veinkent les olifanz e meistreient autres bestes felunesses  Liv Regions 10
( s.xiiiex; MS: s.xivin )  Kant ewe par fu est mestrié Lors est nature bestorné  BOZ Prov (R) 16.33b
to affect, have a grip on
( 1273-82; MS: s.xivex )  Fine amor si fort le mestroie Ke par amor morir otroie  Ross ANTS 1145
( s.xiiiex; MS: 1307-15 )  temptacion de deable ne de la char point ne vus mestrierent (var. mestrerontmestrerent), si vus seiez de duz quer  Ancren2 6.18
( c.1360-79; MS: s.xivex )  Ensi quant Foldelit maistroie La jofne  GOWER Mirour 9325
to keep in check
( 1273-82; MS: s.xivex )  Un corone qui [...] Les cheveus ventilanz mestroie  Ross ANTS 3679
2to win, be victorious in
( 1273-82; MS: s.xivex )  grant joie Com Hector avoit quant mestroie Le grant tornoiement de Troie  Ross ANTS 2399
3acad.to teach
( c.1136-65; MS: c.1200 )  E sa gloire est en felonie S'il trespasset ço k'il maistrie  Salemon 11326
acad.to teach a lesson to
( 1212; MS: 1212-13 )  Einsi son pere chastia Li fiz, son maestre mestrea L'umilité de l'apernant  Dial Greg SATF 1026

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See also:

amestrier  enmestrier  mestre1  mestrément 
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