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quietclamer (c.1260)
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quietclamer (c.1260)

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quieteclamer,  quieteclaymer  
  FEW:  quietus 2/ii,1473a Gdf: ∅ GdfC: ∅ TL: ∅ DEAF:  quïete (*)  DMF: ∅ TLF: ∅ OED: ∅ MED: ∅ DMLBS:  quieteclamare 2630a

For an explanation of the co-existence of quietclamer and quiteclamer and see the commentary of quiet1.

v.trans.

lawfinan.to quitclaim, formally clear or discharge of a debt: 
( c.1352-54 )  De lez queus marchandises et tutz manere autrez bienz et chateux avantditz nous reconusoms nous bien et plainement estre paietz e lez susditz N. et N. [...] quiete clamons et assoiloms  ROUGH 282
quietclamer a
lawto quitclaim to, formally renounce a claim or right and relinquish it to: 
( 1410 )  a mesmes les aliens, q'ils puissent aliener, doner, grauntier, confermer, relesser, et quietclamer, a chescun de voz ditz lieges lour manoirs, seignuries, terres, tenementz [...]  Rot Parl1 iii 644

p.p. as a.

lessé et quietclamé
law(charter of) quitclaim: 
( c.1260; MS: c.1300 )  Tres maners de chartres sunt: la une est 'doné e graunté', l'autre est 'graunté e comfirmé', la tierce est 'lessé e quiete claymee'  Casus Plac 5.23

[gdw]

See also:

clamer  quiet1  quietance  quietclaim  quietclamance  quiete1  quieté  quietement  quieter  quietus1  quite1  quiteclamance  quiteclamer 
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