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pruverage (c.1200)

The form proveirage is a cross reference to the following entry:

pruverage (c.1200)

proveirage,  proverage  
  FEW:  presbyter 9,359a Gdf:  proverage 6,448a GdfC: TL: proverage 7,2017 DEAF:  provoire (proverage)  DMF: TLF: OED: MED: DMLBS:

s.

eccl.priesthood, holy orders
( c.1200; MS: s.xiiiin )  Fiz les apelet pur le pruverage, neient pur les ordeez  Eluc 195
( s.xiiiin; MS: s.xiiim )  qui est fous, et fouz hardiz, s’en bat en ordre de proveirage, il pert la grace de remissiun que est due a ces qui bien ministrent  Paroles Salomun 3772
( s.xiiiin; MS: s.xiii2/4 )  Deu [...] Apelé m’avez [...] Qu’en ordre sui de pruverage  S Jean ANTS 481
( s.xiiim; MS: s..xiiiex )  avint que un jor esi cumme Zacarie deveit faire son mestier, si cumme afereit a sun proverage  Legendary 78.8
( s.xiii3/4; MS: c.1275 )  Levi, jo t’ay doné la beneyçon de proverage  Suidas 618

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See also:

archiprestre  presbiter  prestrage  prestre1  prestresse  priest1  pruveire  pruverie 
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proveirage