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piphanie (1323-25)
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The form pifayne is a cross reference to the following entry:

piphanie (1323-25)

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phiphanie,  pifayne  
  FEW:  epiphania 3,231a Gdf:  tifaigne (piphaine) 7,714c GdfC: ∅ TL: ∅ DEAF: ∅ DMF: ∅ TLF: ∅ OED:  Epiphany n.1 (pyffanie)  MED:  epiphanie (piffanie)  DMLBS: ∅

The lexeme is an aphetic form of epiphane.

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timeeccl.liturgicalEpiphany, feast of the manifestation of Christ to the Gentiles through the visit of the Magi to the Christ Child (the twelfth day after Christmas, i.e. 6 January): 
( 1323-25 )  Escrites a Bordeaux le vendredi aprés la pifayne  St Sard 128
( 1374 )  Robert Asshetone [...] tint un parlement a Kilkenny lendemayne de la phiphanie, l’an du regne le roy [...]  Windsor 203.78
( 1400; MS: s.xv1 )  le jour de la piphanie  Lett & Pet 116.66.12

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See also:

epiphane  tiphanie 
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