oppression (c.1195)

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oppression (c.1195)

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  FEW:  opprimere 7,377a Gdf:  oppression 5,609c GdfC:  oppression 10,236a TL: opressïon 6,1158 DEAF:  opresser (opressïon)  DMF:  oppression  TLF:  oppression  OED:  oppression n.  MED:  oppressioun n.  DMLBS:  oppressio 2037a
oppresion,  oppresioun,  oppressione,  oppressioun,  oppressiun,  opression  

The literal sense of the word, related to ‘to bury or submerge (under enormous mass), to crush’ (cf. DMLBS opprimere 2037b) is rare.

s.

1crushing, squashing
( 1388 )  quedam Massa terre ibidem cecidit supra quondem hominem et ipsum oppressit etc., par case de quel oppression il morust etc.  12 Rich II 20
2harassment, troubling, burdening
( c.1195; MS: s.xiii4/4 )  (the prior) mult lui (=the knight who wants to visit purgatory) dist e sermona K'il leissast ço ke il pensa: Trop i a grant oppressiun D'aler en tel perdiciun  571
oppression, ill-treatment (by abuse of power)
( 1326-27 )  les queux justices ount pris raunceons et fyns des taxours et autres par colour de lour commissions, en grant oppression et empoverissement de eux (=the people)  i 256
( 1392-93 )  extorcions, oppresions, excesses et autres trespaces queconques  84
( a.1399; MS: a.1399 )  William Wykam, evesqe de Wyncestre, [...] ad fait plusours defautes par ses escriptez en prejudice et damage et vilanye al roy et a soun roialme et oppressione de soun pople  96.11-12
( 1435 )  le Roy [...] voudra, par le plesir de Dieu, les (=his Norman subjects) relever des opressions  429
apression  oppreindre  oppress#1  oppresse#1  oppresser  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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