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mestriser (s.xiii3/4)
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mestriser (s.xiii3/4)

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mestricer  
  FEW:  magister *6/i,34a Gdf:  maistrisier 5,103a GdfC: ∅ TL: maistrisier 5,926 DEAF:  maistre (maistrisier)  DMF:  maîtriser  TLF: ∅ OED: ∅ MED: ∅ DMLBS: ∅

v.trans.

to dominate, control: 
( s.xiii3/4; MS: s.xiii3/4 )  maveis talens de sa char le ques home dust mestriser  Pecchez 209va
( s.xivin; MS: s.xiv1 )  'Amenez la,' dit il, 'al bordel'. [...] Lors comanda [...] Mil double des boufes forz Ki liez fusent a son cors; Meis rien ne poeient espletter A la pucele remuer. De ceo se greva mult Pascasie Ke mestricer ne pout Lucie  boz Seven Poems 56.147

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See also:

mestre1  mestrie  mestrier  mestrise 
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