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nientresponable (1313-14)
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nientresponable (1313-14)

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nientrespounable,  nyentresponable  
  FEW: ∅ Gdf: ∅ GdfC: ∅ TL: ∅ DEAF: ∅ DMF: ∅ TLF: ∅ OED: ∅ MED: ∅ DMLBS: ∅

a.

1not answerable, not entitled to an answer: 
( 1340 )  aloppement ne fait mye une feme nyent responable  YBB 14-15 Ed III 223
2lawnot responsible, not required to answer: 
( 1313-14 )  vostre exception est a fere eux nient respounable et a eux est a mostre[r] lur dreit pur estre respondu  YBB Ed II vii 57
( 1350-51 )  quant lettre d'escomyngement est mys countre partie de lui faire nient responable [...]  Rot Parl1 ii 230

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See also:

nient  nunresponable  responable 
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