pépudrus (1214)
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pépudrus (1214)

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[ FEW: 8,295a pes; Gdf: ∅; GdfC: ∅; TL: ∅; DEAF:  pepoudrous; DMF: ∅; TLF: ∅; OED:  piepowder n.; MED:  pe-poudre n. / pe-poudrous a.; DMLBS: 2250c pes (pes pulveris) ]
peepoudres,  peepoudrez,  peepoudrus,  peepowdrez;  pépoudres,  pépoudrous,  pépoudrus,  pépowdrez;  piépoudrous,  piépoudrus;  pipoudre,  pipoudres,  pipoudrez,  pypoudre,  pypoudrous,  perpoudus  pe-poudrus a.,  pipoundro  pe-poudrus a.  

At some point, the adjectival -ous ending was re-interpreted (both in Anglo-Norman and English) as a nominal plural, producing not only alternative spellings such as pépoudres or pipoudres and, but also a ‘singular’ noun such as pipoudre.

a.

1dusty-footed, wayfaring: 
( 1214; MS: 1214-16 )  Uns oem semblant de bones mors Vint pié poudrous, com pelerin  1331
2lawmerch.pertaining to the Court of Piepowders, summary court held at markets to administer justice among itinerant merchants and temporary residents: 
( c.1292; MS: c.1300 )  propter personas qui celerem habere debent justitiam, sicut sunt mercatores quibus exibetur justitia pepoudrous  v 126

s.

1merch.occupationwayfarer, itinerant merchant: 
( 1291 )  Les pletz entre gentz estraunges qe l'em appele pepoudrous seyent pledez de jour en jour  i 184
( c.1320; MS: 1419 )  [...] querelas transeuntium per villam qui moram non poterunt facere, qui dicuntur pépoudrous  67
2lawmerch.Court of Piepowders, summary court held at markets to administer justice among itinerant merchants and temporary residents: 
( 1228 )  Una Curia que vocatur pepouderous  pe-poudrus a.
( s.xiiiex; MS: s.xiv1/3 )  qe de jour en jour se hastast droit d'estrange pleintifs en feires e marchiez cum pépoudrous solom lei marchande  9
( s.xivin; MS: s.xiv1/3 )  la ou hom plede de jour en jour, com pe poudrous  26
( 1361 )  Habere cogniciones placitorum de Pypoudre  pe-poudrus a.
cort (de) pépoudrous
1merch.lawCourt of Piepowders, summary court held at markets to administer justice among itinerant merchants and temporary residents: 
( 1462-63 )  Perquisites des courtes de pipoudre, portmotes, [...]  ii 273
( 1470 )  Il ad un borough [...] deins quel il ad [...] un court de pipoudres  9 Ed IV 40
( 1482 )  auxi bien en le comyn courte come en le courte de peepoudres  10
( 1483-84 )  ministre d'ascuns courtes peepoudrez apperteignantz as feirs  ii 481
pé#1  pedder  pudrus 
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