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mordauncestre (1291-92)
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mordauncestre (1291-92)

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mordancestre,  mordauncestor,  mourdancestre,  mortdancestre,  mortdauncester,  mortdauncestre,  mortdancestor,  mortdancestour,  mortdeauncestre,  mortdeauncetere,  mortdeancestre  
  FEW:  antecessor 24,643a Gdf: ∅ GdfC: ∅ TL: ∅ DEAF:  mort 1 (mordauncestre)  DMF: ∅ TLF: ∅ OED:  mort d'ancestor n.  MED:  mort de auncestrie phr.  DMLBS:  mors (mors antecessoris) 1842a

The term is often written as separate words.

s.

lawmort d'ancestor, an assize brought for wrongful possession of inheritance: 
( 1291-92 )  si le bref de mourdancestre gise en la vile  Sel Bills Eyre 36
( c.1292; MS: c.1300 )  par assise de mort de auncestre  BRITT ii 310
( 1312; MS: s.xiv1 )  Mordauncestre (var. (U,T: s.xiv1/4,s.xiv2) Mort de auncestre; (R: s.xiv1) Mort d'auncestre; (Ph: s.xiv1/3) Mort de auncetere) e fresche force Ne vouchent sauf en moy l'escorce De une breke  Plainte Am 487
( c.1433 )  en assise de mordauncestor damagez serrount apporcionés  Readings i App. ix 208

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See also:

ancesur  mort1 
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