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premisse (1310-11)

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premisse (1310-11)

premesse, 
(erroneously permisse  ii 509)  
  FEW:  praemittere 9,299a Gdf:  premisse 6,382a GdfC:  premisse 10,406a TL: premisse 7,1734 DEAF:  premisse  DMF:  prémisse  TLF:  prémisse  OED:  premise n.  MED:  premis(se n.  DMLBS:  praemissio 2411c

s.

1premise, statement leading to a conclusion
( 1310-11 )  Nostre conclusion deit sure de nos premesses  Ed II vi 43
( 1312 )  Il ad foundu sa resoun sur deus premessess, la une est faus  Ed II xii 182
( 1314 )  la quele conclusion ne prove mye vostre premesses, par qei vostre respouns est nul  Ed II xviii 155
2aforesaid matter, preceding statement
( c.1340 )  Item a l’expedicion et parfournicement des premisses et autres subsequentes choses  6
( 1402 )  Qe plese considerer les premisses  iii 500
( 1415 )  qe pleise a vostre tresgracious seignurie considerer les premisses  156

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See also:

mise1 
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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