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sursise (c.1170)

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

sursise (c.1170)

sorsise,  soursise;  sursis,  surseys  (soumise (l. soursise))  
  FEW:  sedere 11,405b Gdf:  sursise 7,605c GdfC: TL: sorsise 9,925 DEAF:  seoir (sorsise)  DMF: TLF: OED:  surcease n.  / sursise n.  MED: DMLBS:  supersisa 3317a / sursisa 3335b

s.

1lawdefault, failure to appear or answer a summons
( 1171-74; MS: c.1200 ) de cele sursise errament respundra. Il dit k'il iert enferms  Becket1 1434
( s.xiiim; MS: c.1300 ) Kant Dieu vendra al grant juise Ou n’i a assoigne ne sorsise  Dial Jul 1801
( 1280 ) E pus ke i vous pleist ke jo ay escusez a par meymes mes chiers amyz sire Antoyne Bek' e mestre Geffrey de Aspal, endreyt de la soumise (l. soursise) fette, vostre pleyser, sire, en seit fet  Reg Peckham i 111
( c.1292; MS: c.1300 ) [...] jekes autaunt qe ceux qi les claymerunt eynt sauvé lour defautes de la sursise de la somounse  BRITT i 21.3
2lawstay of proceedings, temporary suspension
( 1327 ) eient bref de sursise taunt que trié seit si [...]  Rot Parl2 107
( 1328 ) q'il lur facent aver alowance en son aconte et qe endemettres eit un sursis  Northumb 92
( 1338 ) Ceo n'est mye proprement ajournement, mes sursise d'avisement  YBB 11-12 Ed III 615
3excessive delay
( c.1170; MS: s.xiiiex ) Par mun servise grant un ostur i cunquis. Ainz ke l'oi afaitié enz en mue le mis, Pres ad ja de set anz: bien poet estre sursis  Horn 4260
lawexcessive delay, overstaying of a time-limit
( 1388 ) a ceo qe vous ditez q'il ad surseys soun temps, il n'est pas issint, qar il n'ad nulle surseys en tiel cas, qar chescun temps devaunt jugement il aviendra  YBB 12 Rich II 97
4taxsursise, penalty exacted at Dover for failure to pay the castle-guard rent
( 1302 ) le gardeyn de Dover le fet destreindre pur les arrerages [...] et luy demaunde sursise ou yl ne poit surser des tenemens dunt le rey fu seisi  Rot Parl1 i 157.16
( s.xiv ) ‘Yearwite’ interpretatur ‘sursise de warde’ (var. (B: ) Quite de wardein truver )  Red Bk 1036.n2

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See also:

sise  sur2  surseer 
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