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posterité (1293)

posterité (1293)

pusterité  
  FEW:  posteritas 9,247a Gdf: GdfC:  posterité 10,285c TL: posterité 7,1643 DEAF:  posterité  DMF:  postérité  TLF:  postérité  OED:  posterity n.  MED:  posterite n.  DMLBS:  posteritas 2363c

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1coll.lawposterity, a person’s descendants
( 1360 )  [...] a l'onur et profit de lui et de toute sa posterité  iii 550
2lawposteriority, condition of being subsequent in time
( 1293 )  si un Adam seyt feffé a deprimes par escuage de une carue de tere [...], e pus aprés seyt feffé de un autre carue de tere par service de chivaler [...], issi ke la priorité de feffement seyt changé en pusterité  21-22 Ed I 11
( 1313 )  Purchase de seignurie ne change my priorité de feffement mes alienacioun des tenementz changera la priorité en posterité  Ed II xv 153

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posteriorité 
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