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profaire (1298)
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profaire (1298)

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purfaire  (purfeure  Foedera1 i 906)  
  FEW:  proficere *8,238a Gdf: ∅ GdfC: ∅ TL: ∅ DEAF:  faire (*)  DMF: TLF: ∅ OED: ∅ MED: ∅ DMLBS:  proficere 2491c

v.trans.

1to achieve, accomplish: 
( 1334 )  issint q’il face toutes choses apurtenantes a cel office profaire  Reg Shrewsbury 178
( 1366 )  a toutes ces choses, comme dessus sont devisees, loialment purfaire, sanz fraude et sanz male engine  Foedera1 iii 783
2to help, benefit: 
( c.1300?; MS: s.xiv1 )  Plusors fee enveier le pere Gent a lui pur lui chastier, Mes ren ne profist  Rom Wil2 51.10

v.intrans.

to advance, make progress: 
( 1298 )  Et le second an, profera tut entierement l’an de son gré. Et le tierz an, forjurra son mestier pur entrer en la fraunchise  Lib Cust 131

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See also:

parfere  profecturus 
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