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offendour (1409-10)
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offendour (1409-10)

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  FEW:  offendere 7,330a Gdf:  offendeur 5,575a GdfC: ∅ TL: ∅ DEAF:  ofendre (ofendeor)  DMF:  offendeur  TLF: ∅ OED:  offender n.  MED:  offendour n.  DMLBS:  offendere 2008a

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lawoffender, person who breaks a rule or regulation: 
( 1409-10 )  sur les offendours et trespassours due execution faire  Rot Parl1 iii 624
( 1433 )  les conservatours des trieux et gardeinz des marches suisditz avoient poair par auctorité de lour offices de punir toutz les trespassours et offendours encountre la tenure des ditz trieux  Rot Parl1 iv 452
( MS: c.1450 )  robbours, spoillours, et offendours de lez dits treuves et saufconduytes du roi  Blk Bk Adm 415
( 1474-75 )  lez leiez & estatuitz par devant faitz pur le punishment dez tielx offendours  Stats ii 451

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See also:

offendre1  offense  offension 
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