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profitement1 (c.1290)
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profitement1 (c.1290)

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  FEW:  profectus 9,428a Gdf:  profitamment 6,425c GdfC: ∅ TL: ∅ DEAF:  porfit (porfitement 2)  DMF:  profitamment  TLF: ∅ OED: ∅ MED: ∅ DMLBS: ∅

adv.

profitably, with advantage or benefit: 
( 1280-1307; MS: s.xiv1/4 )  Le dit mariage purra profitement Estre affermé  LANGTOFT wright ii 376
( c.1413 )  les ditz artificers veulloient et grauntent que tout le overaigne avantdite, ou ascun autre overaigne q'ils usent, soit bien et profitement fait et overé, sauz ascun sappe ou ascun autre fayntesce, sur le peyne avantdite  YMB i 149
♦usefully, fruitfully: 
( c.1290; MS: s.xiv1/4 )  Mes pur plus profitement Parler devant bone gent [...]  bibb MS (5) 145r

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See also:

profit  profitable  profitablement  profitance  profitement2  profiter  profiteus 
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