[susteneor] (c.1275)

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[susteneor] (c.1275)

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[FEW: 12,478a sustinere; Gdf: 7,559c sousteneor; GdfC: ; TL: 9,971 sostenëor; DEAF:  sostenir (sosteneor); DMF:  souteneur; TLF:  souteneur; OED:  sustainer n.; MED:  sustenour n.; DMLBS: ]
susteignour,  sustenere,  sustenor,  sustenour,  sustenur  

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1supporter, one who helps another person to stand upright
( 1354; MS: c.1360 ) sicome un homme qe est fieble aprés un grande maladie ne se poet pas bien lever sanz eide et, si il doit aler, trois sustenours (var. (C: s.xivex) susteneres ) ly serroit mestier  230.1
2supporter, one who helps or sides with
( 1388 ) Issint feust le dit Simond abbettour, maintenour et sustenour de le traiterous purpos le dit Duc  iii 242
( 1403-4 ) Item, Johan Scherston purceo q’il ad [...] desclaundré les gardoyns q’ils furent mayntenours et susteignours de mesme feloun, il paia [...]  278
( 1414 ) toutz yceux qe teignent ascuns errours ou heresies come lollardes, et queux sount lour maintenours, recettours, fautours, susteignours [...]  ii 182
supporter, champion, one who upholds or defends
( c.1275; MS: c.1275 ) le commune, principal sustenur de la franchise  26.2
( 1266-1300; MS: c.1300 ) [...] et por ce fu apellez li secund Romulus ausi cum fondor et sustenor du pays  100.R12.11
sus#3  sustenance  sustenement  susteneresse  sustenir  sustenue#1  teneor 
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