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sercherie (s.xiiiin)
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sercherie (s.xiiiin)

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cercherie  
  FEW:  circare *2/i,69a Gdf:  cercherie 2,19c GdfC: ∅ TL: ∅ DEAF:  cerchier (cercherie)  DMF: ∅ TLF: ∅ OED:  searchery n.  MED: ∅ DMLBS: ∅

s.

law merch. tax search, examination of merchandise for the purpose of customs duties: 
( 1402 )  les sercheours en chescun port d'Engleterre soient chargez et jurez, q'ils ne lessent a ferme lour office de sercherie  Rot Parl1 iii 510
faire sercherie sur
to inquire upon, interrogate: 
( s.xiiiin; MS: s.xiii2/4 )  Que dirrez quant vus vendrunt sure Pur faire sur vus cercherie?  S Jean ANTS 5935

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See also:

serchance  serche1  serchement  sercher1  sercheresse  serchewache  serchour 
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