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soignante (c.1165)
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soignante (c.1165)

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sognante,  soignant,  soinante,  soinnante,  songnante;  suignante,  suinante,  suingnante,  suinnante  
  FEW:  *sunni 17,273b Gdf:  soignant 7,439c GdfC: ∅ TL: soignant 9,760 DEAF:  soign (soignante)  DMF:  soignante  TLF: ∅ OED: ∅ MED: ∅ DMLBS:  soignanta 3113a

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femaleconcubine, woman who cohabits with a man outside of marriage: 
( c.1165; MS: s.xiii2 )  Si il laissast pur sa suinant Que d’espuse n’eust enfant  marie Lais 54.323
( s.xii2; MS: s.xii3/3 )  Dis e uit femmes out e seisante suinnantes  Liv Reis1 147
( s.xiii2/4; MS: s.xivin )   Quant s'espuse ne pot aveir, Soignante quert a soun volair  Corset ANTS 178
( 1266-1300; MS: c.1300 )  Cleopatra [...], qu’il (=Caesar) tint a songnante  Waterford busby 126.R48.5

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See also:

assoignante  soign  soignantage  soignanterie  soignantie  soignement  soigner  soigneurousement  soignous  soignousement 
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