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usance (s.xiii)

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[ FEW: 14,70a usare; Gdf: 8,120a usance; GdfC: ∅; TL: 11,61 usance; DEAF: user (usance); DMF: usance; TLF: usance; OED: usance n.; MED: usaunce n.; DMLBS: 3566b usancia ]

usaunce

s.1use, utilisation 2habit, custom ♦ usage, custom, established practice

s.

1 use, utilisation:

( MS: s.xiii ) functio: usaunce 168.30

2habit, custom:

( c.1360-79; MS: s.xiv^ex ) Sa viele usance ne laissa 27863

♦lawusage, custom, established practice:

( MS: s.xv^3/4 ) Ce sont les droiz et largesces appartenans et d'ancienneté acoustumez aux Roys d'armes selon l'usance du Royaume d'Angleterre 23v

mettre en male usance

1 to abuse, misuse:

( c.1360-79; MS: s.xiv^ex ) chascune art [...] Est bonne en bonne governance, Si nule la mette en male usance 25979

tenir l'usance de

1 to keep the habit of:

( c.1360-79; MS: s.xiv^ex ) Du confesser qui ceste usance Voldra tenir, n'ad mais doubtance de ses pecchés 15082

us#1 usablement usage usee usure#2

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