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otreiement (c.1170)

The form octroyment is a cross reference to the following entry:

otreiement (c.1170)

octroyment;  otreement,  otriement,  otroyment;  ottreiment,  ottroiement  
  FEW:  *auctorizare 25,820b Gdf:  otroiement 5,661b GdfC: TL: otroiement 6,1401 DEAF:  otroiier (otroiement)  DMF:  octroiement  TLF:  octroyer (octroiement)  OED: MED: DMLBS:

s.

1consent, permission
( c.1170; MS: s.xiiim )  Kar il volt a Hunlaf senz sun otreement Tut par force tolir Rigmel [...]  Horn (O) 5039
2lawprivilege, concession
( 1215; MS: 1226 )  Por la que chose nos volons e comandons fermement que l'eglise d'Engleterre seit franche, e que li home en nostre regne aient e tiegnent totes les devant dites franchises, e les dreitures, e les otriemenz bien e en pais franchement e quitement, plainement e entierement  Magna Carta 363.63
( c.1276 )  le evesque ne entent pas [...] ke pur cel octroyment avant dit ke il lur relesse custumes ne service que le prior e les obedienciers luy deveyent  PONTISSARA 664
3grant, offer, gift
( 1395; MS: s.xv1 )  la vicarie de S[eint Michel] [...] qu'est dedeinz l'ottroiement de ma part de le mesme seignurie  Lett & Pet 327.3
faire otreiement de
to grant, give permission to
( c.1200; MS: s.xiii1 )  (St. Margaret, when she is about to be beheaded:) 'Mes tu me dune espace que je me puisse ourer.' E cil le octrad car ne le osat deneer. Quant Malcus de ourer la oust fet ottreiment [...]  S Marg Camb 336

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See also:

otreiance  otrei  otreier  otreieson  otreiur 
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