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purceint (s.xii2)
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The form purseinte is a cross reference to the following entry:

purceint (s.xii2)

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porceinte,  porcente,  proceint,  procinct,  procint,  purçaint,  purceinte,  purcente,  purceynt,  purceynte,  purcinct,  purcoynt,  purseint,  purseinte,  purseynt  
  FEW:  cingere 2/ii,680b Gdf:  porceint 6,283a / porceinte 6,283a GdfC: ∅ TL: porceint 7,1478 / porceinte 7,1479 DEAF:  ceindre (porceint)  / ceindre (porceinte)  DMF:  porceint  / porceinte  TLF: ∅ OED:  procinct n.  / purseynt n.  MED:  procinct(e n.  / purseint n.  DMLBS:  procinctus 2480b

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1costume girdle, belt: 
( s.xii2; MS: s.xii3/3 )  si out un purceint de pels entur les reins  Liv Reis1 173
2lawprecint, area within a physical or jurisdictional boundary: 
( 1292 )  ne put yl fere venyr nul enqueste fors de conte meme, ne de nule chosse conustre ke est de ors la purseinte de cunté  YBB 20-21 Ed I 205
( 1308 )  dedenz la purceint de la paroche  YBB Ed II i 36
( c.1335; MS: s.xivm )  a grante peine se poeit il tenire sauf dedeinz la purceinte de les freres menours de Loundres  Anon Chr2 116
( 1415 )  deins la dite ville de Beverley, et la purcinct de la libertee d'icelle  Rot Parl1 iv 85

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See also:

ceindre1  pur2  preceint  purceindre 
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