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suppressure (1160-74)
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The form suspresçure is a cross reference to the following entry:

suppressure (1160-74)

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soupressure;  supressure,  suspresçure  
  FEW:  pressare *9,361a Gdf:  souspresure 7,556b GdfC: ∅ TL: sospresure 9,968 DEAF:  presser (*)  / sosprendre (sospresure, sospresture)  DMF: ∅ TLF: ∅ OED: ∅ MED: ∅ DMLBS: ∅

While most dictionaries see the noun as a derivative of supprendre (from prehendere), the form suggests an association with presser (from pressare). No verb *suppresser, *surpresser or *suzpresser appears to exist, but cognate prefixed forms are attested in Anglo-Norman in suppresse and suppression.

s.

harassment, oppression: 
( 1160-74; MS: s.xiiiin ) Par aguait u par suspresture (l. suspresçure) Fu retenu Reynald e pris  Rom de Rou wace i 240.2136
( 1347 ) Chascun verité que serra prise par eschevins, doit jurer devant le baillieu et devant eschevins sanz supressure  Foedera1 iii 143
( 1347 ) nous au dit article ajoustons et volons que ce q’il dirront par lour sairement, serra estable et sanz chalenge, se il n’estoit appellé de partie, et touz jours faire par amendement et sanz suppressure, et touz lour establissementz touz jours faire par amendement  Foedera1 iii 144

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See also:

pressure  suppresse  suppression 
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