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[retraiter] (1171-74)
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The form retreter is a cross reference to the following entry:

[retraiter] (1171-74)

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retraitier,  retreater,  retreiter,  retreter,  retretter  
  FEW:  retractare 10,340b Gdf:  retraiter 7,157a / retraitier 1 7,157a / retraitier 2 7,157b GdfC: ∅ TL: retraitier 8,1179 DEAF:  retraiter  DMF:  retraiter  TLF:  retraiter  OED:  retreat v.1  MED:  retreten v.1  DMLBS:  retractare 2817a

Retractare, the frequentative of retrahere, is the etymological source of retraiter. Thus, retraiter is semantically related to retraire and derivatives. Retraire and retraiter have overlapping past participial forms and in cases where it cannot be determined if the final vowel is accented (and thus clearly a form of retraiter), the form has been included under retraire.

v.trans.

to withdraw, retract: 
( 1171-74; MS: c.1200 )  Se tut ert retraitié, E de ça e de la, n'i avreit amistié  Becket1 4229
♦to revoke, retract: 
( 1267; MS: c.1300 )  Si rien i ai dit k'a retreiter Seit, prest sui de l'amender    Lum Lais ANTS 13941
♦lawto revoke, retract: 
( 1367-68 )  Fait a remembrer qe Thomas Elyz retreta un aqueinte de Geffrey Wynche qe voudroit aver achaté une seinture del dit Gefrei et mesmes cestui Geffrei fist pleinte as dites gardeinz del trespas suisdit, et le dit Thomas fist gree al dit Geffrei – .xl. d.  Goldsmiths 104
( 1375 )  outre ce vous mandons que vous facez enquerre de touz les droitures nous touchantz illoeques conceillez et retrettez, et auxi de nostre droit de Marsham que deust estre parcelle del manoir de Aylesham  GAUNT1 ii 286
( 1379-80 )  les dites grevances deussent estre retretez et modifiez  Rot Parl1 iii 82
retraiter fors de
to withdraw, leave, depart from: 
( 1376 )  si que la verité poet certeynement conue par quels certeines causes tieles sont fuez et retretez hors de lour pays propre  Rot Parl1 ii 340

v.refl.

1lawto withdraw from performance of a suit: 
( 1260; MS: c.1300 )  Ceo vous mustre W. qui ci est ke R. ky la est atort sey ad retreté e ne ly fet pas seute a moudre a son molin de N. si com il deyt  Brev Plac 29
2to depart, withdraw: 
( MS: s.xv )  si frank homme de la citee trove soi dettour sodeinement [...] qel dettour se ad retreaté a devant ou soit futif [...]  YMB ii 155
se retraiter de
to depart, withdraw from: 
( 1354; MS: c.1360 )  quant la retrete vient de ces biens de cest monde - c'est quant l'alme se retrate de corps [...]  Sz Med1 91.31

p.p. as a.

(of a wound) contracted, drawn in: 
( c.1275; MS: s.xiii4/4 )  (St. Francis) La play out au costé destre Ke de Deu fu fet saunz autre mestre. Merveyle esteyt, e en rundesce Retretté par une bele destresce  S Fran ANTS 6224

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See also:

retraire1  treter 
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