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(
c.1270; MS: s.xiii4/4
)
La santé bien garder pleinement Est en quité e movement E en beivre e en mangier, satiez
Secrabernun 1869
♦quiet, tranquillity, freedom from disturbance, tribulation or adversity:
(
MS: s.xii2/4
)
Carles li magnes velz est e redotez; Recreanz (=tired out) ert de sa guerre mener: Si remeindrat Espaigne en quitedet
Roland 907
2release, acquittal (from a vow):
(
1160-74; MS: s.xiiiin
) A l'apostoile ont enveié, Cil a le rei del vo laissié, Mais enjoint li a e loé, Por aveir del vo quitee, C'une abeie povre quere Que seit fondee el non saint Pere
Rom de Rouwace ii 91.5496
♦lawacquittal, exemption (from a duty or responsibility):
(
1305
)
retorn de bref infangenethef [...] e quité de tonnue, passage, murage etc.
Rot Parl1 i 462.13
(
s.xiv
)
Shewite: quité (var. quitaunce) de moustrance de marchandise
Red Bk 1033, FN 3
3lawquitclaim, formal renunciation of a claim or right:
(
1313-14
) Friskeney: 'Quant a le quiteil Richard vous respond et dit q'il fust denz age al temps de confection prist etc.' - Westcote: 'Nous avons mis avant release et quité fet (ed. quitefet) a nostre pere qi heir etc.'
YBB Ed II viii 158
quité (s.xii2/4)