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share (c.1340)

share (c.1340)

schare  
  FEW: Gdf: GdfC: TL: DEAF: DMF: TLF: OED:  share n.3  MED:  shar(e n.3  DMLBS:  shar 3062b
ls(loanword: M.E. )
le

s.

ship. share, portion of prize or booty taken at sea
( c.1340 )  [...] avra l'admiral en chacune nef deux shares (=of booty)  Blk Bk Adm 20
( c.1375 )  ordonné estoit que se aucune nef, biens, marchandises, ou prisonniers ennemys estoient pris sur la mer en temps de guerre [...] que premierement l’admiral aura son share (var. (V: s.xv1) schare) de l’entier  Blk Bk Adm 144

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