purtenance (s.xiiim)
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purtenance (s.xiiim)

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[ FEW: *2,209a tenere; Gdf: ∅; GdfC: ∅; TL: ∅; DEAF:  tenir 1 (portenance); DMF:  pourtenance; TLF: ∅; OED:  purtenance n.; MED:  purtenaunce n.; DMLBS: 2243c pertinentia ]
portenaunce,  pourtenance,  purtinance  

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1lawpurtenance, appendage to an estate: 
( MS: s.xiiim )  Ceste cité of les purtenances vaut chascun jur au seignur de la vile cinc cenz livres de esterlings  127
( c.1276 )  le manoir de Husseburne e Wytecherche ové les hameles e les portenaunces  664
( 1339-40 )  ou si jeo alienasse le manere ové lez purtinancez l’almoigne passeroyt  13-14 Ed III 283
2continuance, maintenance: 
( c.1360-79; MS: s.xivex )  L’en doit bien trere en remembrance De nostre foy la pourtenance  29282
apurtenance  partenance  purtenir  purteinement 
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