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

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

a.

1not answerable, not entitled to an answer: 
( 1340 )  aloppement ne fait mye une feme nyent responable  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  Ed II vii 57
( 1350-51 )  quant lettre d'escomyngement est mys countre partie de lui faire nient responable [...]  ii 230
nient  nunresponable  responable 
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