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mustreisun (c.1150)
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The form moustreisoun is a cross reference to the following entry:

mustreisun (c.1150)

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montreison,  montreisoun,  monstreson,  monstresoun;  mostresun,  mostrezon;  moustreisoun,  moustreson,  moustresoun,  moustreysoun;  mustreison,  mustreisoun,  mustreson,  mustresoun,  mustresun  
  FEW:  monstrare 6/iii,97a Gdf:  monstraison 5,392b GdfC: ∅ TL: mostraison 6,329 DEAF:  mostrer (mostraison)  DMF: ∅ TLF: ∅ OED:  monstrison n.  MED:  mustreisun n.  DMLBS:  monstratio 1833b

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1(act of) displaying, showing off: 
( s.xiiiin; MS: s.xiii3/4 )  De ta femme vaut meuz la mustresun Ke tut l'estor de ta mesun  Pet Plet ANTS 1490
( s.xiiiex; MS: s.xiv1/3 )  E suffist pur force e armes soule montreison d'armes pur enpourir les adversaires  Mir Just 149
♦(act of) displaying, putting on show (merchandise): 
( s.xiv )  Shewite: Quite demoustraunce (var. desplaer; despleyure; demastraunce; demustresun; mostrezon; mustreisun) de marchandise  Red Bk 1033, FN 3
( 1354 )  que nul marchant face monstreson ne vende des leines environ l'estaple de trois liewes fors que soulement a l'estaple  Rot Parl1 ii 261
♦theol.divine revelation, epiphany: 
( 1171-74; MS: c.1200 )  S'aparut Deus a lui en veire mustreisun  Becket1 3854
( s.xiii; MS: s.xiiiex )  (J.C. appearing to those who pray to Him) tel mustreisun Ne fu sanz grant dilectiun  Assump Vision 178
2demonstration, (visible) proof: 
( MS: s.xiiim )  Ke joe aie par çoe en vostre merci fiance E mustreisun de la vostre pardunance  Vitas 5728
♦theol.prodigy, miracle (as an expression of divine power): 
( s.xiv1; MS: c.1361 )  Moltz de mustresouns adecertes et signes estoient faitz par les apostles en Jerosoleme  Actes (A) 362d
♦lawdeclaration, statement of fact(s) by a plaintiff: 
( 1374 )  la ou le chauncellere et tresorer furont ordeignez de surveere les monstresounz de monsieur William de Wyndesore et autres de sa retenue, les avantditz chaunceller et tresorer [...] furent d'assent de faire touz les faucez monstresounz qe furent faitz en la paiis, encountre lour escharge  Windsor 199
3mil.muster, assembly (for inspection, display or battle): 
( 1265; MS: 1338-42 )  arblaster [...] Treis cens sunt seissant e treis Ke a lur mostresun furent contez E en loure rol sunt arollez  Kildare Poems 82.184
faire (la) mustreisun
1to show, demonstrate, prove: 
( c.1150; MS: s.xiii3/4 )  Dunt oissez merveillus loz De seint Nicholas le baron, Que li out fait tel mustreison. Car mustré out apertement Que cil out erré malement  S Nichol wace 792
( 1171-74; MS: c.1200 )  N'out unkes si privé, ne clerc ne conpainun, Chanberleng ne sergaunt, seneschal ne garçun, Nul ki taunt lungement servist en sa maisun, Ki le puise affermer ne faire mustreisun K'en nul tens le veist a tele mesprisun  Becket1 339
( s.xivin; MS: c.1330 )  Ke jeo les fray la moustreysoun Ke pecché ne veent mye par sarmoun  BOZ Serm 27.29
2to give an example (of): 
( c.1290; MS: 1307-25 )  Mes jeo vous frai la mustreisoun De fraunceis noun pas si commun  BIBB ROTH (G) 85

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See also:

demustreisun  mustrable  mustrance  mustre1  mustrement  mustrer  mustrisance 
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