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(
c.1385; MS: c.1400
)
Treshonuré sire et piere, vos tresreverentez lettres a moy nadgairs directis
SAMPS1 371.19
♦politeness(in form of address or honorific reference) most revered, worthy of the greatest respect:
(
1354
)
Item moustrent a lour avantdit tresreverent seignur et gardeyn [...]
ROUGH 79
(
s.xiv2; MS: c.1400
)
A tresreverent et tresamé homme et honourable seignour, [le] chanseler de la université d'Oxenford
Ars Dict 30.52
(
1414
)
a la tresreverente dame, dame Johanne roigne d'Engleterre
Rot Parl1 iv 53
♦politenesseccl.(in form of address or honorific reference to a member of the clergy) right reverend, most venerable:
(
c.1340; MS: s.xiv2
)
Conceyvant par la lettre mon tres reverent piere l’abbé q’il ne moy est pas bienvoillant come il devreit estre
Cist Form 315.23
(
1387
)
Auxi je voile qu’il soit surement ordeigné et accordé par mez ditz executours ovesque le tres reverend pier en Dieux l’evesque de Londres
Will Bere and Burley 110
(
1381-97; MS: s.xv1
)(addressing a bishop:) je moy recomans a vostre tres reverende paternitee
Lett & Pet 130.79.24
(
1422
)
Jeo [...] jure a les seintz evangelies qe de ce jour en avant serrai foial et loial et foi a vous tresreverent pier [...] l’arcevesque de Cantirbirs
Reg Chich i 80
tresreverent (c.1340)