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[mauresce] (c.1136-65)
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[mauresce] (c.1136-65)

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maurece;  meuresce,  meuresse  
  FEW:  maturus 6/i,535b Gdf:  meuresse 5,320c GdfC: ∅ TL: ∅ DEAF: ∅ DMF:  mûresse  TLF: ∅ OED: ∅ MED: ∅ DMLBS: ∅

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maturity of thought or judgement, wisdom: 
( c.1136-65; MS: c.1200 )  Tuit li prelat de seinte eglise Sunt clamé veillard en tel guise Ke maur seient de doctrine [...] D'elx est notee la viellece E aveir de sens maurece  Salemon 9860
( MS: s.xiv1 )  Ke vynt a veyllesce e a nul meuresce f[ol est]  Folies (U) 34
♦excellence, refinement: 
( 1381-85; MS: s.xiv4/4 )  la meuresse des maners, honestetee de vie et la profundesse de lecture ount enhacez a greindre degree d’escoleuier  SAMPS1 396.49b

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See also:

maturesse  maur1  maurance  maurer  maurté 
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