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

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

The term is often written as separate words.

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1lawmort d'ancestor, an assize brought for wrongful possession of inheritance: 
( 1291-92 )  si le bref de mourdancestre gise en la vile  36
( c.1292; MS: c.1300 )  par assise de mort de auncestre  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  487
( c.1433 )  en assise de mordauncestor damagez serrount apporcionés  i App. ix 208
ancesur  mort#1 
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