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oppresse1 (1400-01)

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oppresse1 (1400-01)

 
  FEW:  opprimere 7,377b Gdf:  oppresse 1 5,609a GdfC: TL: DEAF: DMF:  oppresse  TLF: OED:  oppress n.  MED: DMLBS:  opprimere (oppressus) 2037c

s.

oppression, ill-treatment (by abuse of power)
( 1400-01 )  les officers des courtz de chivalrie, hostielle et de ameralle, de jour en autre par suggestions arrestent plusours des lieges nostre dit seignur le roy, al foithe les emprisonant, al foithe les mettant a respondre en les courtz suisditz, des matiers faitz deinz la dit roialme, queux soloient et devoient estre terminez devaunt les ditz justices en autres courtz par la commune ley de terre, a graunt oppresse et arrerissement de ses lieges suisditz  iii 475

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See also:

oppreindre  oppress1  oppresser  oppression  oppressour  opprimer 
This is an AND2 Phase 4 (N-O/U-P-Q) entry. © 2013-17 The Anglo-Norman Dictionary. All rights reserved. Funded by the Arts and Humanities Research Council of the United Kingdom.
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