pleintive (1260)

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pleintive (1260)

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[ FEW: *9,17a plangere; Gdf: ; GdfC: ; TL: ; DEAF:  plaint (*); DMF: ; TLF: ; OED: ; MED: ; DMLBS: ]
plaintive,  pleintife,  pleyntive  

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1femalelawfemale plaintiff, prosecutor (in court), woman who brings a complaint
( 1260; MS: s.xiii3/3 )  si gist le bref la ou la plaintive ad partie e partie nient  45
( c.1292; MS: c.1300 )  Et a ceo purra la pleintive respoundre et dire, qe la tenaunte a tort ceo dit, car ele ne fu mie sa femme  ii 272
aplaindre  pleignement#1  pleigneor  pleindre  pleinement#1  pleinte  pleintement  pleintif  pleintur 
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