purposement (c.1170)

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purposement (c.1170)

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[ FEW: 8,71b pausare; Gdf: 6,438c proposement; GdfC: ; TL: 7,1987 proposement; DEAF:  proposer (proposement); DMF:  proposement; TLF: ; OED: ; MED: ; DMLBS: ]
porposement,  proposement  

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1aim, purpose
( c.1170; MS: s.xiiiex )  mal le creez ke ja avienge neent A nul home del mund de sun purposement, Si Deus n'en ad aunceis fait sun ordenement  3587
( c.1195; MS: s.xiii4/4 )  Mais quant verreit certeinement ces tenir lur purposement, par lettres les enveerreit al priur, si lui mandereit k’il preist d’els garde e cure  446
( s.xiiiin; MS: s.xiii1 )  si iert sages et forz, et si parmaint en son proposement  291
( s.xiii1; MS: s.xiii4/4 )  Tot son cruel porposement Venqui la virge et son talent  965
2proposal, proposition
( 1323-25 )  Thomas Perot et sire Robert de Rocheford qi ount estez presentz as touz tretiz, purposementz et respounses  188
purpos  purposer 
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