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supposaille (1313-14)

supposaille (1313-14)

supposal,  supposail,  supposaile,  supposaill,  supposelle,  suppossell  
  FEW:  pausare 8,72b Gdf:  supposaille 7,599c GdfC: TL: DEAF:  suposer (suposaille)  DMF: TLF: OED:  supposal n.  MED:  supposaile n.  DMLBS:

s.

lawsupposal, the action of assuming something to be true and taking it as the basis for an argument, allegation or conclusion
( 1313-14 ) si vous volet dire q'il fust tenant par disseisine [...], dites le et demouret en jugement et ne pledet nient par supposailes  YBB Ed II viii 84
( 1340 ) le chartre et la supposaille (var. (L: ) le supposail ) de la chartre  YBB 14-15 Ed III 239
( 1345-46 ) Jeo say bien qe supposaille fait par enfaunt deinz age n’est pas si fort come s'il fust de plein age  YBB 20 i Ed III 37
( 1429 ) la partie qi suera eit jugement de recoverer son dette envers les ditz communaltees solonc son supposaille de lour briefs  Stats ii 260
( 1489-90 ) [...] en assise qui est forsque supposelle et ne comprehende nul certaintie  Exchequer Chamber ii 143.20

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See also:

suppose1  supposer  supposicion  suppositorie 
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supposaille