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quartroner (s.xivin)

quartroner (s.xivin)

 
  FEW:  quartus *2/ii,1425b Gdf: GdfC: TL: DEAF: DMF: TLF: OED: MED: DMLBS:

v.trans.

lawto quarter, divide the body of a traitor into four parts after execution
( 1321 )  lui firent illoeqes treiner, pendre, decoller et quartroner felonousement  Stats i 183
( c.1335; MS: s.xivm )  [...] et la fust il traigné, pendu, et decolé, sez boels ars, et quartroné, et sa teste mandé a Loundres  Anon Chr2 112
( s.xiv2/3; MS: s.xivex )  le roi comaunda q'il fust hastiement treignez, penduz, descolé, quartroné et la teste maundé a Loundres  Brut Prose (1332) 5504
( 1397 )  luy firent illoeqs treiner, prendre, decoller, et quartroner, felonousement pur chose faite en temps le Roy  Rot Parl1 iii 364

p.p. as a.

herald.quartered, divided into four sections with different charges
( s.xivin; MS: 1312-40 )  Vous estes larounz, e je le say par le veyl quartronee q'est des armes Fouke  Fouke ANTS 42.32

[gdw]

See also:

quarter  quarterer  quartron 
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quartroner