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(
1271-72; MS: s.xiii4/4
)
si grant plenté de lor enemis venissent, le potestat conseiller fu envoié, si com il fust le greinor seignor, ou .xx. mil gent a pé e [...]
vegetius2 66.14-15
(
s.xiii2; MS: c.1300
)
quant jeo (= Pilate) estoye en Judee potestat de cele gent devee
Evang Nic Verse 211.2085
(
1309; MS: s.xvi2
)
taunt espleit ly roys en Gales qe l'avantdit Madokes et toutz ly autre potestatz se rendent plenerement en sa grace
Petit Bruit 23.32
(
c.1360-79; MS: s.xivex
)
du soubgit fait potestat
GOWERMirour 5325
(
c.1240; MS: c.1300
)
E fu potestat (Latin: judex) de Romme
Mir N-D 107.25
(
c.1275; MS: s.xiii4/4
)
Guydelot de Seyn Gemynyeyn [...] Acusé esteyt mut a tort Ke il out mys un hum a mort, [...] Le potestat en forte tur Le fist ferger saunz sucur, Saunz duzur de humanité
S FranANTS 7696
(
s.xivm; MS: c.1400
)
Et il (=the king) manda messagers a Burys (=Burgos) ové lettres de creaunce et (l. a?) ly deliverer le treitour. Et le potestate ly delivera meintenant
Brut Rich II 217.28
3theol.statusmember of the sixth order of angels in the ninefold celestial hierarchy:
(
1273-82; MS: s.xivex
)
De potestas l’ordre aduree La sime eschele est ja formee
RossANTS 3539
(
c.1285; MS: c.1297
)
il tierz (=in second hierarchy of angels) 'potestates', c’est a dire potestaz
Jerarchie 82.18
potestat (c.1240)