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supprise (1286)

The form seurprise is a cross reference to the following entry:

supprise (1286)

soupprise,  sourprise,  sousprise  (seurprise  Foedera1 i 937)  
  FEW:  prehendere 9,351a Gdf:  sourprise 7,538c GdfC: TL: sorprise 9,919 DEAF:  sorprendre (sorprise)  DMF:  surprise  TLF:  surprise  OED:  supprise n.  / surprise n.  MED:  supprise n.  DMLBS:  superprisa 3315b / surprisa 3334c

As there are no etymological/semantic grounds for differentiating between the prefixes sur- (from super), suz (from sub) or sus (from sursum), all forms are treated as variants of one AND entry.

s.

lawunlawful seizure, usurpation
( 1286 ) ascunes supprises sont faites par les terres q’il tient, a grant damage de lui  Foedera1 i 665
( 1302 ) sauve ausi au dit roi [...] sa pursuite de sousprises, occupacions e autres damages qe lui ont esté faitz  Treaty Rolls i 151
( 1323-25 ) pur ce qe l'arrest de la court de France [...] donez estoit en supprise de vostre jurediccioun etc. et countre l'auncien estat  St Sard 85
( 1348 ) Et se, pendant le temps d'icelles six semainnes, aucune prise ou sourprise estoit faite d'une partie ou d'autre, il seroit remis a estat plainement et sanz mal engyn  Foedera1 iii 170

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See also:

prise1  supprendre  supprisement 
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