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cité (1113-19)

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

cité (1113-19)

ceté,  cetee;  cited,  citee,  citet,  citié,  citied,  citiet;  citté,  cittee;  scité,  seté,  sité,  sitté  (cipted  S Alexis1 42 );
pl. citeis  (chité  Bor Cust ii 7)  
  FEW:  civitas 2/i,724b Gdf: GdfC:  cité 9,101a TL: cité 2,448 DEAF:  cité  DMF:  cité  TLF:  cité  OED:  city n.  MED:  cite n.  DMLBS:

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1city, fortified town
( 1113-19; MS: s.xii3/3 )  les muralz muntat De Rume la citet  Comput ANTS 667
( c.1136-37; MS: s.xiiex )  D'iloc en vont a Rouecestre, Iloec rot bataille campestre, Mult ocistrent des paisanz Mais les plusurs furent fuianz; Qui entrer pot en la cited, Si fud garid  GAIMAR1 2421
( s.xii2; MS: s.xii3/3 )  E li reis David prist la cited e les fortelesces e mult la esforçad e Jerusalem l'apelad  Liv Reis1 69.9
( 1357 )  en tutz les cités, burghs et auncienz demenes  ROUGH 119
( 1365-66 )  les bones gens del mister d’orfaverie de la seté de Loundres  Goldsmiths 98
( 1402 )  ferount serement [...] que ils serount bons et loiaulx a le roy, et a le couronne d’Engleterre, et a le citté de Bourdeux  Roy Lett Hen IV i 450
2toponymCity of London
( 1327 )  l’ermitage de Crepilgate qi est deins la puraillé de la citee  Rot Parl2 136
cité de Deu
theol.City of God, New Jerusalem
( s.xii1; MS: c.1145 )  Glorioses choses dites sunt de tei, cited (var. (P: s.xii4/4) citet) de Deu  Oxf Ps1 123.LXXXVI.2
senat de la seinte cité
senat
senatur de la seinte cité
senatur
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