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quietement (c.1360-79)
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quietement (c.1360-79)

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quiettement  
  FEW:  quietus 2/ii,1473b Gdf: ∅ GdfC: ∅ TL: quïet (quïetement) 8,93 DEAF:  quïet (*)  DMF: ∅ TLF: ∅ OED:  quietly adv.  MED:  quiet(e)li adv.  DMLBS:  quiete 2630a

For an explanation of the co-existence of quietement and quitement see the commentary of quiet1.

adv.

lawpeacefully, without disturbance or interference: 
( c.1360-79; MS: s.xivex )  leur possessioun Tienont en peas quietement  GOWER Mirour 24520
( a.1382; MS: a.1382 )  large place et covenable, ou ils purrent quietement od lour ost estre refresché  Anon Chr1 7.16
( 1439 )  [...] au fyne q'ils et lour successours purrount diligentment et pluis quietement illeoqes servier Dieu  Rot Parl1 v 22
( 1477-78 )  lour successours aient, teignent et enjoient entierment, fraunchement, quiettement et effectuousment toutz les ditz droitz, droiturez, privilegez, liberteez [...]  Stats ii 460
pesiblement et quietement
lawin peace and quiet, without disturbance or interference: 
( 1383-84 )  les ministres du dite eglise [...] occupierent peisiblement et quietement lour benefices  Rot Parl1 iii 183
( 1415-16 )  Le Roi [...] ad ordeigné et establié qe toutz les incumbentz de quelconqes benefices de Seinte Esglise [...] puissent peisiblement et quietement enjoier et enjoient lout ditz benefices sanze estre inquietez, molestez ou grevez  Stats ii 194

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See also:

quiet1  quiete1  quietance  quietclaim  quietclamance  quietclamer  quiete1  quieté  quieter  quietus1  quitement 
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