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mestreter (s.xiii1)

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mestreter (s.xiii1)

mestreitier  
  FEW:  tractare 13/ii,142b Gdf:  mestraitier 5,310b GdfC: TL: mestraitier 5,1707 DEAF: DMF:  métraiter  TLF: OED:  mistreat v.  MED:  mistreten v.  DMLBS:

v.trans.

to mistreat, abuse
( 1171-74; MS: c.1200 )  Li trei prelat qui n'orent l'arcevesque point chier [...] A Cantorbire vindrent parler e conseillier A dan Randulf del Broc, e pur lui enticier Qu'il deust l'arcevesque e les suens maistreier (var. (H: s.xii4/4) desturbier; (P: s.xiii1) mestreitier)  Becket1 4630 (var.)
( c.1360-79; MS: s.xivex )  Ensi commençont a traiter Comment pourroient mestreter La char del homme et losenger D'engins et des soubtilités  GOWER Mirour 9799

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See also:

treter 
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